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(Top) 1 General reference 2 Geography of Mexico 2.1 Environment of Mexico 2.1.1 Geographic features of Mexico 2.1.2 Ecoregions of Mexico 2.1.3 Administrative divisions of Mexico 2.1.3.1 States of Mexico 2.1.3.2 Mexican Federal District 2.1.3.3 Municipalities of Mexico 2.2 Demography of Mexico 3 Government and politics of Mexico 3.1 Branches of the government of Mexico 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Mexico 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Mexico 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Mexico 3.2 Foreign relations of Mexico 3.2.1 International organization membership 3.3 Law and order in Mexico 3.4 Military of Mexico 3.5 Local government in Mexico 4 History of Mexico 4.1 Chronologically 5 Culture of Mexico 5.1 Art in Mexico 5.2 Sports in Mexico 6 Economy and infrastructure of Mexico 7 Education in Mexico 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Outline of Mexico

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The Flag of Mexico

The Coat of arms of Mexico

An enlargeable map of the United Mexican States

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mexico:

The United Mexican States,^[1] commonly known as Mexico, is a federal constitutional republic located in North America.^[2] Mexico is bound on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico.^[3]^[4]

General reference[edit]

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛksɪkoʊ/ ^ⓘ
- Spanish: [ˈme.xi.ko]
Common English country name: Mexico
Official English country name: United Mexican States
Common endonym: México
Official endonym: Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Adjectival: Mexican
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Mexico
International rankings of Mexico
- Area and size ranking: covering almost 2 million square kilometers,^[2] Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the Americas by total area and the 14th largest in the world.
- 10th most populous country
- Most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world
- Mexico is the 11th largest economy in the worldbygross domestic product (GDP) by purchasing power parity
ISO country codes: MX, MEX, 484
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MX
Internet country code top-level domain: .mx

Geography of Mexico[edit]

An enlargeable topographic map of Mexico.

Geography of Mexico

Mexico is: a megadiverse country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Middle America
- Time zones:
  - 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 5,636 m (18,491 ft)
  - Low: Laguna Salada −10 m (−33 ft)
- Land boundaries: 4,353 km

United States 3,141 km

Guatemala 962 km

Belize 250 km

Coastline: 9,330 km

Population of Mexico: 106,682,500 people (mid-2008 estimate) - 11th most populous country
Area of Mexico: 1,972,550 km² (761,610 sq mi) - 15th largest country
Atlas of Mexico

Environment of Mexico[edit]

An enlargeable satellite image of Mexico

Geographic features of Mexico[edit]

Ecoregions of Mexico[edit]

List of ecoregions in Mexico

Ecoregions in Mexico

Administrative divisions of Mexico[edit]

Administrative divisions of Mexico

States of Mexico
- Municipalities of Mexico
Mexican Federal District (Mexico City)
- Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

States of Mexico[edit]

The United Mexican States is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a federal district (postal codes are in parentheses):

Aguascalientes (Ags.)

Baja California (BC)

Baja California Sur (BCS)

Chihuahua (Chih.)

Colima (Col.)

Campeche (Camp.)

Coahuila (Coah.)

Chiapas (Chis.)

Distrito Federal (DF)

Durango (Dgo.)

Guerrero (Gro.)

Guanajuato (Gto.)

Hidalgo (Hgo.)

Jalisco (Jal.)

Michoacán (Mich.)

Morelos (Mor.)

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 (Yuc.)

Zacatecas (Zac.)

Location of Mexico's states and federal district:

Central
America

United States of America

Baja
California

Baja
California
Sur

San Luis
Potosí

Mexican Federal District[edit]

Mexican Federal District (Mexico City)
- Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District
  - Colonias of Mexico City

Municipalities of Mexico[edit]

Municipalities of Mexico

Demography of Mexico[edit]

Demographics of Mexico

Government and politics of Mexico[edit]

Politics of Mexico

Form of government: federal presidential and congressional multi-party representative democratic republic
Head of state: President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Head of government: President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Capital of Mexico: Mexico City
Elections in Mexico
- 1988 - 1991 - 1994 - 1997 - 2000 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2012 - 2018
Political parties in Mexico

Branches of the government of Mexico[edit]

Government of Mexico

Executive branch of the government of Mexico[edit]

Legislative branch of the government of Mexico[edit]

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[edit]

Court system of Mexico

Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

Foreign relations of Mexico[edit]

Foreign relations of Mexico

United States-Mexico relations

International organization membership[edit]

The United Mexican States is a member of:^[2]

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)
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[edit]

Military of Mexico[edit]

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
- 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[edit]

Local government in Mexico

History of Mexico[edit]

History of Mexico

Chronologically[edit]

Culture of Mexico[edit]

Culture of Mexico

Art in Mexico[edit]

Sports in Mexico[edit]

Sports in Mexico

Football in Mexico

Economy and infrastructure of Mexico[edit]

Economy of Mexico

Economic rank: Mexico is the 12th largest economy in the worldbygross domestic product (GDP) by purchasing power parity.
Agriculture in Mexico
Bank of Mexico (central bank)
Communications in Mexico
- Internet in Mexico
Companies of Mexico
Currency of Mexico: 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
Water supply and sanitation in Mexico

Education in Mexico[edit]

Education in Mexico

See also[edit]

References[edit]

^ The alternative translation Mexican United States is rarely used

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mexico". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 6, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, 3rd ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.; p. 733

^ "Mexico Archived 2001-02-10 at the Wayback Machine". The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2001–6. New York: Columbia University Press.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Mexico

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