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New Hampshire is 44th in land area, 46th in total area of the 50 states, and 41st in population. One of the original Thirteen Colonies it became the 9th state to ratify the Constitution. New Hampshire was the 1st U. S. State to have its own state constitution. NH license plates carry the famous state motto: Live Free or Die. New Hampshire's nickname is The Granite State, referencing both its geology and its tradition of self-sufficiency. Several other official nicknames exist but are rarely if ever used.