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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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United Mexican States Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, commonly known as

, is a

federal Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

constitutional A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these prin ...

republic located in North America. Mexico is bound on the north by the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

; on the south and west by the

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; on the southeast by Guatemala,

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

, and the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

; and on the east by the

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...

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General reference

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: ** * Common English country name:

* Official English country name: United Mexican States * Common endonym: ''

México Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatem ...

'' * Official endonym: '' Estados Unidos Mexicanos'' * Adjectival: Mexican * Demonym(s): *

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

Name of Mexico A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A person ...

* International rankings of Mexico ** Area and size ranking: covering almost 2 million square kilometers, Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

by total area and the 14th largest in the world. ** 10th most populous country ** Most populous

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

-speaking country in the world ** Mexico is the 11th largest economy in the world by

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(GDP) by purchasing power parity *

ISO country codes ISO 3166-1 (''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes'') is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It ...

: MX, MEX, 484 *

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: See ISO 3166-2:MX *

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: .mx

Geography of Mexico

Geography of Mexico The geography of Mexico describes the geographic features of Mexico, a country in the Americas. Mexico is located at about 23° N and 102° W in the southern portion of North America. From its farthest land points, Mexico is a little over in ...

* Mexico is: a megadiverse

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* Location: ** Northern Hemisphere,

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***

**** North America ***** Middle America **

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s: *** Time Zone 1 – UTC-06, summer UTC-05 *** Time Zone 2 – UTC-07, summer UTC-06 *** Time Zone 3 – UTC-08, summer UTC-07 ** Extreme points of Mexico *** High:

Pico de Orizaba Pico de Orizaba, also known as Citlaltépetl (from Nahuatl = star, and = mountain), is an inactive stratovolcano, the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America, after Denali of Alaska in the United States and Mount ...

*** Low:

Laguna Salada Laguna Salada (, ''Salt Lake'') is a municipality (''municipio'') of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts (''distritos municipal''): Cruce de Guayacanes, Jaibón and La ...

** Land boundaries: 4,353 km :: 3,141 km :: 962 km :: 250 km :* Coastline: 9,330 km * Population of Mexico: 106,682,500 people (mid-2008

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) - 11th most populous country * Area of Mexico: - 15th largest country * Atlas of Mexico

Environment of Mexico

* Climate of Mexico * Environmental issues in Mexico * Green building in Mexico * Ecoregions in Mexico * Renewable energy in Mexico *

Geology of Mexico The geography of Mexico describes the geographic features of Mexico, a country in the Americas. Mexico is located at about 23° N and 102° W in the southern portion of North America. From its farthest land points, Mexico is a little over in le ...

National parks of Mexico Mexico recognizes 67 federally protected natural areas as national parks ( es, Parques Nacionales), which are administered by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (CONANP), a branch of the federal Secretariat of the Environment and ...

Protected areas of Mexico Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...

Wildlife of Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatem ...

Fauna of Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...

*** Birds of Mexico *** Mammals of Mexico

Geographic features of Mexico

* Baja California peninsula *

Yucatán peninsula The Yucatán Peninsula (, also , ; es, Península de Yucatán ) is a large peninsula in southeastern Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala. The peninsula extends towards the northeast, separating the Gulf of Mexico to the north ...

* Gulf Coast of Mexico *

Islands of Mexico This is an incomplete list of islands of Mexico. Oceanic Islands (In the Pacific Ocean) Islands on the continental shelf Pacific Coast Gulf of California Gulf of Mexico / Caribbean Inner Islands Lake Chapala * Isla de los Alacrane ...

Lakes of Mexico The following is a list of lakes of Mexico. Chihuahua * Lakes las chivas Durango * Lake Palmito * Lake Santiaguillo Jalisco *Lake Chapala (also in Michoacán) * Lake Sayula * Lake Cajititlán * Lake San Marcos * Lake Atotonilco Mexico City *La ...

* Mountain peaks of Mexico ** The 9 Highest mountain peaks of Mexico ** The 28

Most prominent mountain peaks of Mexico This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least on topographic prominence. All sum ...

** The 32

Most isolated mountain peaks of Mexico This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least on topographic prominence. All sum ...

** Volcanoes of Mexico *

Rivers of Mexico A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...

** Waterfalls of Mexico * List of valleys of Mexico, Valleys of Mexico * List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#Mexico, World Heritage Sites in Mexico

Ecoregions of Mexico

List of ecoregions in Mexico * Ecoregions in Mexico

Administrative divisions of Mexico

Administrative divisions of Mexico * Administrative divisions of Mexico#States, States of Mexico ** Municipalities of Mexico * Mexico City#Federal District, Mexican Federal District (Mexico City) ** Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

= States of Mexico

= * List of Mexican states by area, Mexican states by area * List of Mexican states by Human Development Index, Mexican states by Human Development Index * List of Mexican states by population, Mexican states by population * Municipalities of Mexico The United Mexican States is a federation comprising political divisions of Mexico, thirty-one states and a federal district (postal codes are in parentheses): * Aguascalientes (Ags.) * Baja California (BC) * Baja California Sur (BCS) * Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua (Chih.) * Colima (Col.) * Campeche (Camp.) * Coahuila (Coah.) * Chiapas (Chis.) * Mexico City, Distrito Federal (DF) * Durango (Dgo.) * Guerrero (Gro.) * Guanajuato (Gto.) * Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo (Hgo.) * Jalisco (Jal.) * Michoacán (Mich.) * Morelos (Mor.) * México (state), México (Mex or Edomex) * Nayarit (Nay.) * Nuevo León (NL) * Oaxaca (Oax.) * Puebla (Pue.) *Quintana Roo (QR) * Querétaro (Qro.) * Sinaloa (Sin.) *San Luis Potosí (SLP) *Sonora (Son.) *Tabasco (Tab.) *Tlaxcala (Tlax.) * Tamaulipas (Tamps.) *Veracruz (Ver.) *Yucatán (state), Yucatán (Yuc.) *Zacatecas (Zac.)

= Mexican Federal District

= * Mexico City#Federal District, Mexican Federal District (Mexico City) ** Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District *** Colonias of Mexico City

= Municipalities of Mexico

= Municipalities of Mexico * List of cities in Mexico, Cities of Mexico * Capital (political), Capital: Capital of Mexico, Mexico City (list of metropolitan areas by population, one of the world's most populous cities).

Demography of Mexico

Demographics of Mexico *Mexican people *Immigration to Mexico

Government and politics of Mexico

Politics of Mexico * Form of government: federation, federal presidential system, presidential and congressional multi-party system, multi-party representative democracy, representative democratic republic * Head of state: President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador * Head of government: President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador * Capital (political), Capital of Mexico: Capital of Mexico, Mexico City * Elections in Mexico **1988 Mexican general election, 1988 - 1991 Mexican legislative election, 1991 - 1994 Mexican general election, 1994 - 1997 Mexican legislative election, 1997 - 2000 Mexican general election, 2000 - 2003 Mexican elections, 2003 - 2004 Mexican elections, 2004 - 2005 Mexican elections, 2005 - 2006 Mexican elections, 2006 - 2007 Mexican elections, 2007 - 2008 Mexican elections, 2008 - 2009 Mexican elections, 2009 - 2012 Mexican general election, 2012 - 2018 Mexican general election, 2018 * List of political parties in Mexico, Political parties in Mexico

Branches of the government of Mexico

Government of Mexico

Executive branch of the government of Mexico

* President of Mexico * Mexican Executive Cabinet

Legislative branch of the government of Mexico

* Congress of Mexico (bicameral) ** Upper house: Senate of Mexico ** Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico * LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress (62nd and current legislature)

Judicial branch of the government of Mexico

Court system of Mexico * Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

Foreign relations of Mexico

Foreign relations of Mexico * United States-Mexico relations

International organization membership

The United Mexican States is a member of: *Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) *Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (observer) *Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) *Bank for International Settlements (BIS) *Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer) *Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) *Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) *Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer) *Council of Europe (CE) (observer) *European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) *Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *G-3 (Latin America), Group of Three (G3) *Group of 15 (G15) *Group of 24 (G24) *Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) *Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) *International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) *International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) *International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *International Criminal Court (ICCt) *International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *International Development Association (IDA) *International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *International Finance Corporation (IFC) *International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) *International Labour Organization (ILO) *International Maritime Organization (IMO) *International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) *International Monetary Fund (IMF) *International Olympic Committee (IOC) *International Organization for Migration (IOM) *International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) *Latin American Economic System (LAES) *Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) *Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) *Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) *Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *Organization of American States (OAS) *Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *Rio Group (RG) *South American Community of Nations (CSN) (observer) *''Unión Latina'' *United Nations (UN) *Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) (observer) *United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) *United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) *United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) *Universal Postal Union (UPU) *World Confederation of Labour (WCL) *World Customs Organization (WCO) *World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *World Health Organization (WHO) *World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) *World Meteorological Organization (WMO) *World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Mexico

Law of Mexico * Capital punishment in Mexico * Constitution of Mexico * Crime in Mexico * Human rights in Mexico ** Lesbian Groups in Mexico ** LGBT rights in Mexico ** Freedom of religion in Mexico * Law enforcement in Mexico

Military of Mexico

Military of Mexico * Command ** Commander-in-chief: President of Mexico *** Secretariat of National Defense (directs only the Army, including Air Force) *** Secretary of the Navy (Mexico) * Forces ** Mexican Army, Army of Mexico ** Air Force of Mexico ** Navy of Mexico *** Fuerza Naval del Golfo (Naval Force of the Gulf) *** Fuerza Naval del Pacifico (Naval Force of the Pacific) *** Fuerza Aeronaval (Navy Air Force) ** Special forces of Mexico * Mexican military ranks * Military history of Mexico

Local government in Mexico

History of Mexico

History of Mexico *Timeline of the history of Mexico *Portal:Current events/Mexico, Current events of Mexico * Economic history of Mexico * Military history of Mexico

Chronologically

* Mesoamerican chronology, Pre-Columbian Civilizations ** Olmec, Olmec influences on Mesoamerican cultures ** Teotihuacán ** Maya civilization ** Toltec ** Aztec, Aztec civilization (Mexica), History of the Aztecs * Pastry War, First Franco-Mexican War * Spanish Conquest of Mexico * New Spain * Mexican War of Independence * History of Mexico (1821-1855), Independent Mexico * La Reforma * Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico * History of Mexico#Restoration of the Republic, Restored Republic * Porfiriato * Mexican Revolution * Modern History of Mexico, Modern Mexico

Culture of Mexico

Culture of Mexico * Architecture of Mexico * Cuisine of Mexico * Festivals in Mexico * Mexican handcrafts and folk art * Healthcare in Mexico * Languages of Mexico * Media in Mexico * National symbols of Mexico ** Coat of arms of Mexico ** Flag of Mexico ** National anthem of Mexico * Prostitution in Mexico * Public holidays in Mexico * List of records of Mexico, Records of Mexico * Religion in Mexico ** Buddhism in Mexico ** Christianity in Mexico ** Hinduism in Mexico ** Islam in Mexico ** Judaism in Mexico ** Sikhism in Mexico * List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#Mexico, World Heritage Sites in Mexico

Art in Mexico

* Mexican art * Cinema of Mexico * Literature of Mexico * Music of Mexico **List of music artists and bands from Mexico **List of Mexican composers of classical music * Communications in Mexico#Radio and television, Television in Mexico * Theatre in Mexico

Sports in Mexico

Sports in Mexico * Football in Mexico

Economy and infrastructure of Mexico

Economy of Mexico * Economic rank: list of countries by GDP (PPP), Mexico is the 12th largest economy in the world by

(GDP) by purchasing power parity. * Agriculture in Mexico * Bank of Mexico (central bank) * Communications in Mexico ** Internet in Mexico * List of companies of Mexico, Companies of Mexico * Currency, Currency of Mexico: Mexican peso, Peso **ISO 4217: MXN * Economic history of Mexico * Energy in Mexico ** Petroleum industry in Mexico * Health care in Mexico * Mining in Mexico * North American Free Trade Agreement - Mexico's economy is strongly linked to those of its NAFTA partners. * Mexican Stock Exchange * Tourism in Mexico * Transport in Mexico ** List of airports in Mexico, Airports in Mexico ** Highway system of Mexico ** Rail transport in Mexico ** Seaports in Mexico * Water supply and sanitation in Mexico

Education in Mexico

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mexico Mexico, Mexico-related lists, Outlines of countries, Mexico