Mexico
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Mexico is a country in North America. Its capital city is Mexico City, the official currency is the Mexican Peso, and the main language is Spanish.
With a population of roughly 128.5 million people spread over 1,964,375 km², Mexico is the 10th most populous country in the world and the 13th largest by area. That works out at about 65 people per square kilometre.
Mexico shares land borders with United States, Guatemala and Belize — 3 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. The highest point in the country is Pico de Orizaba, at 5,636 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Indonesia, while its population is closest to that of Ethiopia.
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Region
- North America
- Population
- 128,500,000
- Area
- 1,964,375 km²
- Currency
- Mexican Peso
- Main language
- Spanish
- Highest point
- Pico de Orizaba
5,636 m - Land borders
- 3
Mexico: things worth knowing
- Mexico City is built on the drained bed of Lake Texcoco and is sinking by several centimetres a year.
- Mexico is the world's largest producer of silver, and has been a major source of it since the Spanish colonial period.
- Alongside Spanish it recognises 68 indigenous languages, spoken by several million people between them.
Mexico in context
North America has 23 sovereign countries in total. Mexico ranks 2nd among them by population.
See the full list of North America countries, or browse all 195 countries.