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Nuevo Leon

Nuevo León
New Leon
State
Estado Libre y Soberano de Nuevo León
Flag of Nuevo León
Flag
Coat of arms of Nuevo León
Coat of arms
Motto: Semper Ascendens
(Always Ascending)
Anthem: Himno de Nuevo León
State of Nuevo León within Mexico
State of Nuevo León within Mexico
Coordinates: 25°34′N 99°58′W / 25.567°N 99.967°W / 25.567; -99.967Coordinates: 25°34′N 99°58′W / 25.567°N 99.967°W / 25.567; -99.967
Country Mexico
Capital Monterrey
Largest City Monterrey
Largest Metropolitan Area Greater Monterrey
Admission May 7, 1824
Order 15th
Government
 • Governor Jaime Rodríguez Calderón (independent)
 • Senators Fernando Elizondo PAN
Luis Majin Sanchez Sorto PAN
Eloy Cantú Segovia PRI
 • Deputies
Area
 • Total 64,156 km2 (24,771 sq mi)
  Ranked 13th
Highest elevation 3,710 m (12,170 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 5,119,504
 • Rank 8th
 • Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Density rank 14th
Demonym(s) New Leonese
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code 64–67
Area code
ISO 3166 code MX-NLE
HDI Increase 0.800 Very High Ranked 2nd of 32
GDP US$ 132,655 mil
Website Official Web Site
^ a. The state's GDP was 666,898,103 thousand of pesos in 2008, amount corresponding to 52,101,414.296 thousand dollars, a dollar being worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).
Monterrey
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