Country guide
Mexico
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Mexico.
Key facts
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Region
- Americas
- Area
- 1,964,375 km²
- Population
- 130,575,786
Neighboring countries
Mexico has 3 land neighbors in the country data.
- Belize
- Guatemala
- United States
Learn Mexico
Mexico City is Mexico's capital. Mexico has more native Spanish speakers than any other country in the world.
Mexico covers 1,964,375 square kilometers, bordering Belize, Guatemala, and the United States, its largest neighbor. Mexico's Copper Canyon system is larger in area and deeper in places than the Grand Canyon in the United States.
Mexico City is built on the drained bed of Lake Texcoco and is sinking as its ancient clay sediments compact.
Trivia
- Mexico recognizes 68 indigenous languages alongside Spanish as national languages.
- Mexico City is built on the drained bed of Lake Texcoco and is sinking as its ancient clay sediments compact.
- Mexico has more native Spanish speakers than any other country in the world.
- Mexico's Copper Canyon system is larger in area and deeper in places than the Grand Canyon in the United States.
- Millions of monarch butterflies migrate from Canada and the United States each year to overwinter in the oyamel fir forests of Michoacan, Mexico.
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