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This article is about the country in North America. For other uses, see Mexico (disambiguation).
Page semi-protectedUnited Mexican States
Estados Unidos Mexicanos [1][2] (Spanish)

Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Himno Nacional Mexicano"
Mexican National Anthem
National seal:
Seal of the United Mexican States Sealof the Government of Mexico.svg
Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City
19°03′N 99°22′W
National languages Spanish (de facto) and 68 indigenous languages
Ethnic groups (2010) Indigenous peoples(14.86%)[3]
Demonym Mexican
Government Federal presidential
constitutional republic[4]
- President Felipe Calderón
- Secretary of the Interior Alejandro Poiré
- Supreme CourtPresident Juan Silva Meza
- President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto
Legislature Congress
- Upper house Senate
- Lower house Chamber of Deputies
Independence from Spain
- DeclaredSeptember 16, 1810
- Recognized September 27, 1821
Area
- Total 1,972,550 km2 (14th)
761,606 sq mi
- Water (%) 2.5
Population
- 2011 estimate 113,910,608 [5] (11th)
- Density57/km2 (142nd)
142/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate
- Total $1,661 trillion[6]
- Per capita $14,609[6]
GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate
- Total $1.154 trillion[6]
- Per capita$10,153[6]
Gini (2008) 48.3[7] (high)
HDI (2011) 0.770[8] (high) (57th)
Currency Peso (MXN)
Time zone Official Mexican Timezones (UTC−8 to −6)
- Summer (DST) varies (UTC−7 to −5)
Driveson the right
ISO 3166 code MX
Internet TLD .mx
Calling code +52

Mexico (Listeni/ˈmɛksɨkoʊ/; Spanish: México, IPA: [ˈmexiko] ( listen)), officially the United Mexican States[9][10] (Spanish:About this sound Estados Unidos Mexicanos (help·info)), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south and west by...