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Mexico is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States to the south by Guatemala and Belize, to the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Mexico is divided into 31 states and 1 Federal District (Distrito Federal), the goverment is organized as a Democratic Federal Republic with division of powers (executive power, held by the president of the republic; legislative power, represented by the congress and the judiciary power).
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National motto: Xxxxx | |||||
Official language: | Spanish | ||||
Capital: | Mexico City | ||||
President: | Vicente Fox | ||||
Area - Total: - % water: | Ranked xth 1,972,550 km² 0.025% | ||||
Population
- Density: | Ranked 11th
51/km² | ||||
Independence
- Recognised: | (Event Xxxx)
1824 | ||||
Currency: | Peso | ||||
Time zone: | UTC-8 to UTC-6 | ||||
National anthem: | Mexicanos, al grito de guerra | ||||
Internet TLD: | .MX |
History
Main article: History of Mexico
Politics
Main article: Politics of Mexico
States
- Aguascalientes
- Baja California (Norte)
- Baja California Sur
- Campeche
- Chiapas
- Chihuahua
- Coahuila
- Colima
- Durango: Durango
- Guanajuato
- Guerrero
- Hidalgo
- Jalisco
- México (Estado de)
- Michoacán
- Morelos
- Nayarit
- Nuevo Leon
- Oaxaca
- Puebla
- Querétaro
- Quintana Roo
- San Luis Potosí
- Sinaloa
- Sonora
- Tabasco
- Tamaulipas
- Tlaxcala
- Veracruz
- Yucatán
- Zacatecas
There is also a separate Federal District of Mexico which contains the capital, Mexico City.
Geography
Main article: Geography of Mexico
Economy
Main article: Economy of Mexico
Demography
Main article: Demography of Mexico
Culture
Main article: Culture of Mexico
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