Wiki / North America / Mexico
- Official name
- United Mexican States Estados Unidos Mexicanos · Spanish
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Region
- North America
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 126 million
- Area
- 1,964,375 km²
- Currency
- Mexican peso (MXN)
- Neighbours
- Belize, Guatemala, United States
- Internet / phone
- .mx · +52
Where it is
Notable facts
- Mexico City is built on the drained bed of Lake Texcoco and is sinking by several centimetres a year.
- Chocolate, vanilla, maize, tomatoes, chillies and turkeys were all first domesticated or developed in Mexico.
- Mexico has 35 UNESCO World Heritage sites, the most in the Americas.
- The monarch butterfly migration ends in the fir forests of Michoacán, where millions overwinter.
World Heritage 36 sites
- Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
- Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
- Historic Centre of Puebla
National dish
Mole poblano Turkey or chicken under a sauce of several chillies, seeds, spices and a little chocolate, ground and cooked for hours.
Mexican cuisine as a whole is on the UNESCO heritage list. Chiles en nogada, in the colours of the flag, is the other national dish, and tacos are what the country actually eats.