# Mexico

Mexico

sovereign state, country| Part of | Latin America, MIKTA  |
| Year dem found am | 16 September 1810  |
| Name | Mexico, Мексика, المكسيك  |
| Native label | México, Mexko  |
| Short name | Мексика  |
| IPA transcription | ˈmexiko  |
| Ethnic group | mestizo Mexicans, indigenous peoples of Mexico, white Mexicans, Afro Mexicans  |
| Religion anaa worldview | Catholicism, irreligion, Evangelicalism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pentecostalism  |
| Participant insyd | Pacific War, Group of Five, Economic Complementation Agreement No. 55, World War II  |
| Official language | Spanish, nahuatl, Yucatec Maya  |
| Anthem | National Anthem of Mexico, Toque de Bandera  |
| Culture | culture of Mexico  |
| Continent | North America  |
| Country | Mexico  |
| Capital | Mexico City  |
| Located in time zone | Central Time Zone  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of California  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Hispanic America, Central America, North America, North American Plate  |
| Coordinate location | 23°0′0″N 102°0′0″W  |
| Coordinates of geographic center | 20°31′15″N 99°53′45″W  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 21°8′7″N 86°44′27″W  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 32°43′8″N 114°43′11″W  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 14°31′50″N 92°13′43″W  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 32°31′23″N 117°7′29″W  |
| Highest point | Citlaltepetl  |
| Lowest point | Laguna Salada  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Mexico  |
| State ein head | Claudia Sheinbaum  |
| Office head of government hold | President of Mexico  |
| Government ein head | Claudia Sheinbaum  |
| Has cabinet | cabinet of Mexico  |
| Executive body | federal government of Mexico  |
| Legislative body | Congress of the Union  |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, Federal Electoral Tribunal  |
| Central bank | Bank of Mexico  |
| Public holiday | Independence Day  |
| Currency | peso  |
| Owner of | Chapultepec Castle, National Palace, Hospicio Cabañas, Palacio de Minería  |
| Dey share bother plus | Guatemala, Belize, United States  |
| Foundational text | Political Constitution of Mexico  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | NEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15  |
| Dey replace | Republic of Yucatán, New Spain, First Mexican Empire, Restored Republic  |
| Significant event | Mexican War of Independence, Mexican Revolution, Cinco de Mayo, Pastry War  |
| Award e receive | Lagun Onari  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Top-level Internet domain | .mx  |
| Main regulatory text | Political Constitution of Mexico  |
| Flag | flag of Mexico  |
| Coat of arms | Mexican coat of arms  |
| Official symbol | Golden Eagle, Dahlia  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Mexico  |
| Get characteristic | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Mexico  |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Guadalupe  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Mexico City  |
| Railway traffic side | right  |
| Open data portal | Mexican Government Open Data, datos.gob.mx  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Mexico  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Mexico  |
| Mobile country code | 334  |
| Country calling code | +52  |
| Emergency phone number | 911  |
| GS1 country code | 750  |
| Licence plate code | MEX  |
| Maritime identification digits | 345  |
| Stack Exchange tag |   |
| Unicode character | 🇲🇽  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Mexico  |

**Mexico** (Spanish: *México*), officially de **United Mexican States**, be country insyd de southern portion of North America. Ebe bordered to de north by de United States; to de south den west by de Pacific Ocean; to de southeast by Guatemala, Belize, den de Caribbean Sea; den to de east by de Gulf of Mexico. Mexico dey cover 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), wey dey make am de world ein 13th-largest country by area; plus a population of over 126 million, ebe de 10th-most-populous country wey e get de most Spanish speakers. Dem organize Mexico as federal republic wey dey comprise 31 states den Mexico City, ein capital. Oda major urban areas dey include Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, den León.

Mexico be member of United Nations, de G20, de Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), de World Trade Organization (WTO), de Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, de Organization of American States, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, den de Organization of Ibero-American States.

## Demographics

| Largest metropolitan areas insyd Mexico

2020 National Population Census |
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| Rank | Name | State | Pop. | Rank | Name | State | Pop. |
| 1 | Valley of Mexico | Mexico City, State of Mexico, Hidalgo | 21,804,515 | 11 | Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes | 1,225,432 |
| 2 | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 5,341,171 | 12 | San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí | 1,221,526 |
| 3 | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 5,286,642 | 13 | Mérida | Yucatán | 1,201,000 |
| 4 | Puebla–Tlaxcala | Puebla, Tlaxcala | 3,199,530 | 14 | Mexicali | Baja California | 1,031,779 |
| 5 | Toluca | State of Mexico | 2,353,924 | 15 | Saltillo | Coahuila | 1,031,779 |
| 6 | Tijuana | Baja California | 2,157,853 | 16 | Cuernavaca | Morelos | 1,028,589 |
| 7 | León | Guanajuato | 1,924,771 | 17 | Culiacán | Sinaloa | 1,003,530 |
| 8 | Querétaro | Querétaro | 1,594,212 | 18 | Morelia | Michoacán | 988,704 |
| 9 | Juárez | Chihuahua | 1,512,450 | 19 | Chihuahua | Chihuahua | 988,065 |
| 10 | La Laguna | Coahuila, Durango | 1,434,283 | 20 | Veracruz | Veracruz | 939,046 |

**Government The Government of Mexico
* VisitMexico.com – Official tourism website (Archived 3 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine)

**General information *The World Factbook*. Central Intelligence Agency. Mexico.
* U.S.-Mexico foreign trade balance. Mexico.
* Mexico from BBC News
* Mexico at *Encyclopædia Britannica*
* Wikimedia Atlas of Mexico
* Key Development Forecasts for Mexico from International Futures