Mexico Facts ( Datos de Mexico )

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What is the complete name of Mexico ?
United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos in Spanish)

What is the capital of Mexico ?
Mexico City

What is the official language of Mexico ?
Spanish

What type of government does Mexico have ?
Federal republic

Who is the president of Mexico ?
Enrique Peña Nieto

When did Mexico declare independence ?
September 16, 1810, but Mexico’s independence was not recognized by Spain until almost eleven years later, on August 24, 1821 with the Treaty of Córdoba

What country had settled Mexico before independence ?
Spain

How big is Mexico ?
1,964,375 square kilometers, or 1,220,606 square miles. Mexico is the 15th largest country.

What is the population of Mexico ?
116,220,947 (July 2013 estimate). Mexico is the 11th most populous nation.

What currency is used in Mexico ?
Peso

Where is Mexico located ?

Mexico is located in southern North America, below the United States and above Central America.

What are the major mountain ranges in Mexico ?

    Sierra Madre Oriental and Sierra Madre Occidental (extensions of the Rocky Mountains)
    Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (the Sierra Nevada range)
    Sierra Madre del Sur
    Peninsular Ranges

What are the major rivers in Mexico ?

    Usumancita
    Grijalva
    Papaloapán
    Coatzacoalcos
    Pánuco
    Rio Bravo del Norte (known as Rio Grande in the United States)

What countries border Mexico ?

    United States
    Guatemala
    Belize

What body of water forms the border between the United States and Mexico ?
The Rio Grande

Where is the highest point in Mexico ?
Pico de Orizaba volcano at 18,491 feet or 5,610 meters above sea level

Where is the lowest point in Mexico ?
Laguna Salada at 33 feet or 10 meters below sea level

How many time zones does Mexico have ?
Three. Central, Pacific (which is Mountain Time in the United States and Canada), and Northwest (which is Pacific Time in the United States and Canada)

How many states does Mexico have ?
31 + Federal District

What are the capitals of the Mexican states ?

    Aguascalientes – Aguascalientes
    Baja California – Mexicali
    Baja California Sur – La Paz
    Campeche – San Francisco de Campeche
    Chiapas – Tuxla Gutiérrez
    Chihuahua – Chihuahua
    Cohuila – Saltillo
    Colima – Colima
    Durango – Victoria de Durango
    Guanajuato – Guanajuato
    Guerrero – Chilpancingo de los Bravo
    Hidalgo – Pachuca de Soto
    Jalisco – Guadalajara
    Mexico – Toluca de Lerdo
    Michocan – Morelia
    Morelos – Cuernevaca
    Nayarit – Tepic
    Nuevo Leon – Monterrey
    Oaxaca – Oaxaca de Juárez
    Puebla – Puebla de Zaragoza
    Querétaro – Santiago de Querétaro
    Quintana Roo – Chetumal
    San Luis Potosí – San Luis Potosí
    Sinaloa – Culiacán Rosales
    Sonora – Hermosillo
    Tabasco – Villahermosa
    Tamaulipas – Ciudad Victoria
    Tlaxcala – Tlaxacala de Xicohténcatl
    Veracruz – Mérida
    Zacatecas – Zacatecas

What is the largest state in Mexico ?
Chihuahua (95,543 square miles or 247,455 square kilometers)

What is the smallest state in Mexico ?
Tlaxcala (1,541 square miles or 3,991 square kilometers)

What does the Mexican flag represent ?
The green, white, and red of the Mexican flag originally stood for independence (green), religion (white), and union (red). The meaning of the colors are now hope (green), unity (white), and blood of the national heroes (red).

Mexico’s coat of arms is centered on the flag, featuring an eagle eating a serpent, perched on a prickly pear cactus above a lake. The image comes from an Aztec legend.

What is the national anthem of Mexico ?
“Himno Nacional Mexicano”

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