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The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Saltillo
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, style="text-align: center;" , 38
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, Colima
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Colima''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Colima
, style="text-align: center;" , Manzanillo
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 10
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,
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, Durango
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Durango''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Victoria de Durango
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, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 39
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, Guanajuato
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Guanajuato''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Guanajuato
, style="text-align: center;" , León de los Aldama
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, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 46
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, Guerrero
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Guerrero''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Chilpancingo de los Bravo
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , 
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Guadalajara
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, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 125
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, México
, style="text-align: center;" , ''México''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Toluca de Lerdo
, style="text-align: center;" , Ecatepec de Morelos
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, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 125
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Morelia
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, style="text-align: center;" , 113
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Cuernavaca
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, style="text-align: center;" , 36
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, Nayarit
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Nayarit''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Tepic
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, style="text-align: center;" , 20
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , 
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Oaxaca de Juárez
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, style="text-align: center;" , 570
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Puebla de Zaragoza
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, style="text-align: center;" , 217
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Santiago de Querétaro
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, style="text-align: center;" , 18
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, Quintana Roo
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Quintana Roo''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Chetumal
, style="text-align: center;" , Cancún
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, style="text-align: center;" , 11
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Culiacán Rosales
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, style="text-align: center;" , 18
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Hermosillo
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, style="text-align: center;" , 72
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, Tabasco
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Tabasco''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Villahermosa
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, style="text-align: center;" , 17
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, Tamaulipas
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Tamaulipas''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Ciudad Victoria
, style="text-align: center;" , Reynosa
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, style="text-align: center;" , 43
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, Tlaxcala
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Tlaxcala''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
, style="text-align: center;" , San Pablo del Monte
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, style="text-align: center;" , 60
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, Veracruz
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Veracruz de
Ignacio de la Llave'' ,
, style="text-align: center;" , Xalapa-Enríquez
, style="text-align: center;" , Veracruz
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, style="text-align: center;" , 212
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, Yucatán) formed by the current states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitively rejoined in 1848.
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Yucatán''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Mérida
, style="text-align: right;" ,
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, style="text-align: center;" , 106
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, Zacatecas
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Zacatecas''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Zacatecas
, style="text-align: center;" ,
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of ...
, as a separate entity that is not formally a state).
States are further divided into municipalities. Mexico City is divided in boroughs, officially designated as or , similar to other state's municipalities but with different administrative powers.
List
''Mexico's post agency, Correos de México, does not offer an official list of state name abbreviations, and as such, they are not included below. A list of Mexican states and several versions of their abbreviations can be found here.'' } , style="text-align: center;" , ''Coahuila de Zaragoza'' ,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Saltillo
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, style="text-align: center;" , 38
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, Colima
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Colima''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Colima
, style="text-align: center;" , Manzanillo
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, style="text-align: center;" , 10
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, Durango
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Durango''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Victoria de Durango
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, style="text-align: center;" , 39
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, Guanajuato
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Guanajuato''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Guanajuato
, style="text-align: center;" , León de los Aldama
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, style="text-align: center;" , 46
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, Guerrero
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Guerrero''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Chilpancingo de los Bravo
, style="text-align: center;" , Acapulco de Juárez
Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has b ...
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, style="text-align: center;" , 81
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, Hidalgo
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Hidalgo''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Pachuca de Soto
Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...
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, style="text-align: center;" , 84
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, Jalisco
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Jalisco''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Guadalajara
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 125
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, México
, style="text-align: center;" , ''México''
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, style="text-align: center;" , Toluca de Lerdo
, style="text-align: center;" , Ecatepec de Morelos
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 125
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of ...
, ''Ciudad de México''
,
, —style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , ''Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of ...
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Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (; Purépecha: ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Michoacán de Ocampo''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Morelia
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, style="text-align: center;" , 113
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, Morelos
Morelos (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 36 municipalities and its capital city is Cuer ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Morelos''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Cuernavaca
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 36
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Nayarit
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Nayarit''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Tepic
, style="text-align: right;" ,
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, style="text-align: center;" , 20
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, Nuevo León
Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Nuevo León''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
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, style="text-align: center;" , 51
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, Oaxaca
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Oaxaca''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Oaxaca de Juárez
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 570
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, Puebla
Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Puebla''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Puebla de Zaragoza
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 217
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, Querétaro
Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Querétaro''
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, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Santiago de Querétaro
, style="text-align: right;" ,
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, style="text-align: center;" , 18
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, Quintana Roo
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Quintana Roo''
,
, style="text-align: center;" , Chetumal
, style="text-align: center;" , Cancún
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 11
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, San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''San Luis Potosí''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...
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, style="text-align: center;" , 58
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, Sinaloa
Sinaloa (), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sinaloa), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is d ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Sinaloa''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Culiacán Rosales
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 18
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, Sonora
Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Sonora''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Hermosillo
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 72
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Tabasco
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Tabasco''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Villahermosa
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 17
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Tamaulipas
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Tamaulipas''
,
, style="text-align: center;" , Ciudad Victoria
, style="text-align: center;" , Reynosa
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 43
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Tlaxcala
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Tlaxcala''
,
, style="text-align: center;" , Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl
, style="text-align: center;" , San Pablo del Monte
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 60
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Veracruz
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Veracruz deIgnacio de la Llave'' ,
, style="text-align: center;" , Xalapa-Enríquez
, style="text-align: center;" , Veracruz
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 212
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Yucatán) formed by the current states of Yucatán, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Became independent in 1841 constituting the second Republic of Yucatán and definitively rejoined in 1848.
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Yucatán''
,
, style="text-align: center;" colspan=2 , Mérida
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: right;" ,
, style="text-align: center;" , 106
, style="text-align: center;" ,
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, Zacatecas
, style="text-align: center;" , ''Zacatecas''
,
, style="text-align: center;" , Zacatecas
, style="text-align: center;" , Guadalupe
Guadalupe or Guadeloupe may refer to:
Places Bolivia
* Guadalupe, Potosí Brazil
* Guadalupe, Piauí, a municipality in the state of Piauí
* Guadalupe, Rio de Janeiro, a neighbourhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro Colombia
* Guadalupe, A ...
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, style="text-align: center;" , 58
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Notes:
See also
*Administrative divisions of Mexico
The United Mexican States ( es, Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic composed of 32 federal entities: 31 states
and Mexico City, an autonomous entity. According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are fre ...
* List of current state governors in Mexico
* List of Mexican state demonyms
* List of Mexican state governors
* List of Mexican state legislatures ''(Current composition)''
* List of Mexican states by area
* List of Mexican states by HDI
* List of Mexican states by population
* Mexican state name etymologies
* Postal codes in Mexico
* Ranked list of Mexican states
* State flags of Mexico
Most Mexican states do not have an official flag. For these states, a ''de facto'' flag is used for civil and state purposes. State flags of Mexico have a 4:7 ratio and typically consist of a white background charged with the state's coat of arms. ...
* State governments of Mexico
State governments of Mexico are those sovereign governments formed in each Mexican state.
Structured in accordance with the constitution of each state, state governments in Mexico are modeled on the federal system, with three branches of governm ...
* Territorial evolution of Mexico
References
{{Indicators of Mexican States *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 ...