New Mexico  is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States.                                                                           At a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth most sparsely inhabited U.S. state. As of April 2009 New Mexico had the 7th lowest unemployment rate in the country at 5.8%Climate

The climate of New Mexico is highly arid and its territory is mostly covered by mountains high plains, and desert.