New Mexico

New Mexico
There is a tendency to believe that Texas is neighboring Arizona, and Colorado’s south border leads directly to Mexico. However, there is a 121,590ish square mile chunk of land known as New Mexico in that location.

Statistics
The 47th state to enter the union, New Mexico has worked extremely hard to keep that ranking throughout the network of rankable statistics. Unfortunately, New Mexico has come in 46th place for “Being able to keep a consistent ranking” and is working overtime to remedy this travesty. There is speculation that being the 48th smartest state evens out this statistic, in which case all is good with the world.

Nickname: The Land of Enchantment
The Land of Enchantment earns this nickname by being a place that possesses some of the most enchanting and desirable qualities for a living community. For example, the number of lightning strike deaths per capita is rather high, as is the number of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome outbreaks, DWI deaths per capita, and alien abduction cover-ups.

Wildlife
New Mexico is home to many species of wildlife. The Mexican Wolf, The Brazilian Free Tailed Bat, The Arizona Shrew, The Colorado Chipmunk, The New Mexico State Aggie, and William H. Bonney are prime examples. Although many of these species appear to be from different areas, New Mexico’s wildlife would not be the same without them.

Noteworthy stuff

 * New Mexico is one of the first states to receive disaster funding for drought and flooding simultaneously.


 * Liberal scumbag Ted Turner reportedly owns 5% of New Mexico, which pales in comparison to his 40% ownership of Old Mexico.


 * It is rumored that New Mexico was listed as one of the best places for careers and business in 2006. A great accomplishment for the state…a mere 30 years after denying a business license to Bill Gates.