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New Hampshire
( Flag of New Hampshire) ( Seal of New Hampshire)
State nickname: The Granite State
Other U.S. States
Capital

Concord

Largest City

Manchester

Governor

Craig Benson

Official languages

English

Area

  - Total
  - Land
  - Water
  - % water

Ranked 46th

24,239 kmē
23,249 kmē
814 kmē
3.4 %

Population

  - 2000 Census

Ranked 41st

1,235,786

Population density

  - 2000 Census

Ranked 20th

53.20 /kmē

Admittance into Union

  - Order
  - Date


9th
June 21, 1788

Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/ -4
Latitude42°40'N to 45°18'N
Longitude70°37'W to 72°37'W
Width

Length
Elevation
  - Highest
  - Mean
  - Lowest

110 km

305 km
 
1,917 meters
305 meters
0 meters

ISO 3166-2US-NH

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New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the United States (U.S. postal abbreviation NH), named for the English county of Hampshire. New Hampshire is called the "Granite State" because it has numerous granite quarries, although that industry has declined greatly in recent decades. The nickname has also come to reflect the state's attachment to tradition and its history of frugal government. The state motto is " Live free or die".

New Hampshire's state flower is the purple lilac. Its state bird is the purple finch. Its state tree is the white birch.

New Hampshire is best known as the state with the first primarypresidential primaries are but one step in the process of electing a President of the United States. The primary elections evolved out of the necessity for U. political parties to nominate and unite behind one candidate for the Presidency. Primary electio in the presidential election (see New Hampshire primaryRichard and Pat Nixon campaigning in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1968 The New Hampshire primary to the U. presidential election is the first U. presidential primary in the United States. For more than 50 years it has been highly influential in both predicti), the spot with the worst recorded weather at an inhabited location (the Mount WashingtonMount Washington (formerly Agiocochook in Coos County, New Hampshire is the highest peak in New England. It is located in the Presidential Range of mountains, named for Presidents of the United States, located in the White Mountains of the State of New Ha weather observatory in the Presidential RangeThis article concerns the best-known Presidential Range for the range of the same name in the Green Mountains of Vermont, see Presidential Range. The Presidential Range of mountains is located in the White Mountains of the state of New Hampshire, almost e), and colorful fall foliage. In 2003 it gained international attention for having the first openly gay bishop, Gene RobinsonThe Right Reverend Vicki Gene Robinson (born May 29, 1947) is the ninth bishop of the diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church. Robinson was elected bishop in 2003 and entered office on March 7, 2004. Prior to becoming bishop, he served as assista, within the Anglican CommunionThe Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. There is no single "Anglican Church"; it is better to speak of the Anglican Communion, which consists of national churches in communion with the Church of England. Most share the do (the Episcopal Church in the USA).

New Hampshire's recreational attractions include skiing in the White Mountains, the Lakes Region, and the New Hampshire International Speedway (formerly the Loudon Racetrack), the home of the Loudon Classic, the longest-running motorcycle race in the United States.

USS New Hampshire was named in honor of this state.



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