Mexico, Central America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
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Mexico is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean, North America located in the Central America sub‑region of the Americas continent, member of OPEC+.
Easy learning about Mexico | |
| Mexico is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean, North America Central America Americas Continent |
| Member of | OPEC+ |
| Mexico has a population of | 129,739,759 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Mexico are called Mexicans |
| The country’s total area is | 1,972,550 Km2 ( 1,225,683 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 138 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 3 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Mexico HDI ranks in position nº 77 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.781 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Mexico’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 159 countries Mexico passport ranks in position nº 21 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Mexico GDP per capita is | $12,692 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Mexico ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Mexico EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Low Proficiency in English has a score of 459 ranks 87th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 23° 00' N, 102° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Mexico Capital city | Mexico City |
| Neighbouring countries | Guatemala, United States, Belize. |
| Mexico Climate | varies from tropical to desert |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Protestant/evangelical Christian, |
| Currency name & code | Peso (MXN) |
| Internet ccTLD | .mx |
| Mexico calling code | +52 |
Mexico administrative divisions
32 states (estados)- Aguascalientes
- Baja California
- Baja California Sur
- Campeche
- Chiapas
- Chihuahua
- Coahuila
- Colima
- Cuidad de Mexico
- Durango
- Guanajuato
- Guerrero
- Hidalgo
- Jalisco
- Mexico
- Michoacán
- Morelos
- Nayarit
- Nuevo Leon
- Oaxaca
- Puebla
- Queretaro
- Quintana Roo
- San Luis Potosi
- Sinaloa
- Sonora
- Tabasco
- Tamaulipas
- Tlaxcala
- Veracruz
- Yucatan
- Zacatecas
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