About Mexico
| United Mexican States
Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Spanish)
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| Capital and largest city |
Mexico City 19°26′N 99°08′W |
| Official languages |
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| Recognized regional languages | |
| National language | Spanish (de facto)[b] |
| Religion |
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| Demonym | Mexican |
| Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic[3] |
| Enrique Peña Nieto | |
| Ernesto Cordero Arroyo | |
| Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Deputies | |
| Independence from Spain | |
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• Declared
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September 16, 1810[4] |
| September 27, 1821 | |
| December 28, 1836 | |
| October 4, 1824 | |
| February 5, 1857 | |
| February 5, 1917 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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1,972,550 km2(761,610 sq mi) (13th) |
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• Water (%)
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2.5 |
| Population | |
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• 2017 estimate
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123,675,325[5] (11th) |
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• Density
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61/km2 (158.0/sq mi) (142nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$2.498 trillion[6] (11th) |
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• Per capita
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$20,028[6] (64th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$1.250 trillion[6] (16th) |
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• Per capita
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$10,021[6] (69th) |
| Gini (2014) | 48.2[7] high |
| HDI (2015) |  0.762[8]high · 77th |
| Currency | Peso (MXN) |
| Time zone | See Time in Mexico(UTC−8 to −5) |
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• Summer (DST)
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varies (UTC−7 to −5) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +52 |
| ISO 3166 code | MX |
| Internet TLD | .mx |
The United Mexican States is a federal republic 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 Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometers (over 760,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world.