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The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to [[Mexico]]:

The '''United Mexican States''',<ref>[http://historical.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=661&Lot_No=56012&src=pr The alternative translation '''Mexican United States''' is rarely used]</ref> commonly known as '''[[Mexico]]''', is a [[federalism|federal]] [[constitutionalism|constitutional]] [[republic]] located in [[North America]].<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook>{{cite web|date=July 6, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mexico/|title=Mexico|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[United States]] [[Central Intelligence Agency]]|access-date=July 23, 2009}}</ref> It is bound on the north by the [[United States]]; on the south and west by the [[Pacific Ocean|North Pacific Ocean]]; on the southeast by [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], and the [[Caribbean Sea]]; and on the east by the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref>''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', 3rd ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.; p. 733</ref><ref>"[http://www.bartleby.com/65/me/Mexico.html Mexico] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210065430/http://www.bartleby.com/65/me/Mexico.html |date=2001-02-10 }}". ''[http://www.bartleby.com/65/ The Columbia Encyclopedia]'', 6th ed. 2001–6. New York: Columbia University Press.</ref>

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== General reference ==
<!-- [[image:Mexico-CIA WFB Map.png|thumb|An enlargeable basic map of [[Mexico]]]] -->
* [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Mexico.ogg|ˈ|m|ɛ|k|s|ɪ|k|oʊ}}
** {{IPA|es|ˈme.xi.ko|lang}}
* Common English country name: [[Mexico]]
* Official English country name: United Mexican States
* Common [[endonym]]: ''[[List of countries and capitals in native languages|México]]''
* Official endonym: ''[[List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states|Estados Unidos Mexicanos]]''
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Adjectival]]: Mexican
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Countries and nations|Demonym]](s):
* [[Etymology]]: [[Name of Mexico]]
* [[International rankings of Mexico]]
** Area and size ranking: covering almost 2 million square kilometers,<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook/> Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the [[Americas]] by total area and the [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|14th largest in the world]].
** [[List of countries by population|10th most populous country]]
** Most populous [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking country in the world
** [[list of countries by GDP (PPP)|Mexico is the 12th largest economy in the world]] by [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) by [[purchasing power parity]]
* [[ISO country codes]]: MX, MEX, 484
* [[ISO region codes]]: See [[ISO 3166-2:MX]]
* [[Internet]] [[country code top-level domain]]: [[.mx]]

== Geography of Mexico ==
[[Image:Mexico topographic map-blank.svg|thumb|An enlargeable [[topographic map]] of Mexico.]]

[[Geography of Mexico]]
* Mexico is: a [[Megadiverse countries|megadiverse]] [[country]]
* Location:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]], [[Western Hemisphere]]
*** [[Americas]]
**** [[North America]]
***** [[Middle America (Americas)|Middle America]]
** [[Time zone]]s:
*** [[Time in Mexico|Time Zone 1]]&nbsp;– [[UTC-06]], summer [[UTC-05]]
*** [[Time in Mexico|Time Zone 2]]&nbsp;– [[UTC-07]], summer [[UTC-06]]
*** [[Time in Mexico|Time Zone 3]]&nbsp;– [[UTC-08]], summer [[UTC-07]]
** [[Extreme points of Mexico]]
*** High: [[Pico de Orizaba]] {{convert|5636|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
*** Low: [[Laguna Salada (Baja California)|Laguna Salada]] {{convert|-10|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
** Land boundaries: 4,353&nbsp;km
::{{Flag|United States}} 3,141 km
::{{Flag|Guatemala}} 962 km
::{{Flag|Belize}} 250 km
:* Coastline: 9,330 km
* [[Population of Mexico]]: 106,682,500 people (mid-2008 [[Approximation|estimate]]) - [[List of countries by population|11th most populous country]]
* [[Area of Mexico]]: {{convert|1972550|km2|abbr=on}} - [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|15th largest country]]
* [[:commons:Atlas of Mexico|Atlas of Mexico]]

=== Environment of Mexico ===
[[Image:Mexicofromspace.PNG|thumb|An enlargeable satellite image of Mexico]]

* [[Climate of Mexico]]
* [[Environmental issues in Mexico]]
* [[Green building in Mexico]]
* [[List of ecoregions in Mexico|Ecoregions in Mexico]]
* [[Renewable energy in Mexico]]
* [[Geology of Mexico]]
* [[List of national parks of Mexico|National parks of Mexico]]
* [[Protected areas of Mexico]]
* [[Wildlife of Mexico]]
** [[Fauna of Mexico]]
*** [[List of birds of Mexico|Birds of Mexico]]
*** [[List of mammals of Mexico|Mammals of Mexico]]

==== Geographic features of Mexico ====

* [[Baja California peninsula]]
* [[Yucatán Peninsula]]
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* [[Glaciers of Mexico]]-->
* [[Gulf Coast of Mexico]]
* [[List of islands of Mexico|Islands of Mexico]]
* [[List of lakes in Mexico|Lakes of Mexico]]
* [[Mountain peaks of Mexico]]
** The 9 [[Highest mountain peaks of Mexico]]
** The 28 [[Most prominent mountain peaks of Mexico]]
** The 32 [[Most isolated mountain peaks of Mexico]]
** [[List of volcanoes in Mexico|Volcanoes of Mexico]]
* [[List of rivers of Mexico|Rivers of Mexico]]
** [[List of waterfalls of Mexico|Waterfalls of Mexico]]
* [[List of valleys of Mexico|Valleys of Mexico]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#Mexico|World Heritage Sites in Mexico]]

==== Ecoregions of Mexico ====

[[List of ecoregions in Mexico]]
* [[Ecoregions in Mexico]]

==== Administrative divisions of Mexico ====

[[Administrative divisions of Mexico]]
* [[Administrative divisions of Mexico#States|States of Mexico]]
** [[Municipalities of Mexico]]
* [[Mexico City#Federal District|Mexican Federal District]] (Mexico City)
** [[Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District]]

===== States of Mexico =====
{{main|Administrative divisions of Mexico#States|States of Mexico}}

* [[List of Mexican states by area|Mexican states by area]]
* [[List of Mexican states by Human Development Index|Mexican states by Human Development Index]]
* [[List of Mexican states by population|Mexican states by population]]
* [[Municipalities of Mexico]]

The United Mexican States is a [[federation]] comprising [[political divisions of Mexico|thirty-one states]] and a [[federal district]] (postal codes are in parentheses):

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* [[Aguascalientes]] (Ags.)
* [[Baja California]] (BC)
* [[Baja California Sur]] (BCS)
* [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]] (Chih.)
* [[Colima]] (Col.)
* [[Campeche]] (Camp.)
* [[Coahuila]] (Coah.)
* [[Chiapas]] (Chis.)
* [[Mexico City|Distrito Federal]] (DF)
* [[Durango]] (Dgo.)
* [[Guerrero]] (Gro.)
* [[Guanajuato]] (Gto.)
* [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]] (Hgo.)
* [[Jalisco]] (Jal.)
* [[Michoacán]] (Mich.)
* [[Morelos]] (Mor.)
* [[México (state)|México]] (Mex or Edomex)
* [[Nayarit]] (Nay.)
* [[Nuevo León]] (NL)
* [[Oaxaca]] (Oax.)
* [[Puebla]] (Pue.)
*[[Quintana Roo]] (QR)
* [[Querétaro]] (Qro.)
* [[Sinaloa]] (Sin.)
*[[San Luis Potosí]] (SLP)
*[[Sonora]] (Son.)
*[[Tabasco]] (Tab.)
*[[Tlaxcala]] (Tlax.)
* [[Tamaulipas]] (Tamps.)
*[[Veracruz]] (Ver.)
*[[Yucatán (state)|Yucatán]] (Yuc.)
*[[Zacatecas]] (Zac.)
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===== Mexican Federal District =====
* [[Mexico City#Federal District|Mexican Federal District]] (Mexico City)
** [[Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District]]
*** [[Colonias of Mexico City]]

===== Municipalities of Mexico =====

[[Municipalities of Mexico]]
* [[List of cities in Mexico|Cities of Mexico]]
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]]: [[Capital of Mexico|Mexico City]] ([[list of metropolitan areas by population|one of the world's most populous cities]]).

=== Demography of Mexico ===

[[Demographics of Mexico]]
*[[Mexican people]]
*[[Immigration to Mexico]]

== Government and politics of Mexico ==

[[Politics of Mexico]]
* [[Form of government]]: [[federation|federal]] [[presidential system|presidential]] and [[congress]]ional [[multi-party system|multi-party]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]]
* [[Head of state]]: [[President of Mexico]], [[Claudia Sheinbaum]]
* [[Head of government]]: [[President of Mexico]], [[Claudia Sheinbaum]]
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Mexico: [[Capital of Mexico|Mexico City]]
* [[Elections in Mexico]]
**[[1988 Mexican general election|1988]] - [[1991 Mexican legislative election|1991]] - [[1994 Mexican general election|1994]] - [[1997 Mexican legislative election|1997]] - [[2000 Mexican general election|2000]] - [[2003 Mexican elections|2003]] - [[2004 Mexican elections|2004]] - [[2005 Mexican elections|2005]] - [[2006 Mexican elections|2006]] - [[2007 Mexican elections|2007]] - [[2008 Mexican elections|2008]] - [[2009 Mexican elections|2009]] - [[2012 Mexican general election|2012]] - [[2018 Mexican general election|2018]]
* [[List of political parties in Mexico|Political parties in Mexico]]

=== Branches of the government of Mexico ===

[[Government of Mexico]]
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==== Executive branch of the government of Mexico ====
* [[President of Mexico]]
* [[Mexican Executive Cabinet]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Mexico ====

* [[Congress of Mexico]] ([[bicameral]])
** [[Upper house]]: [[Senate of Mexico]]
** [[Lower house]]: [[Chamber of Deputies of Mexico]]
* [[LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress]] (62nd and current legislature)

==== Judicial branch of the government of Mexico ====

[[Court system of Mexico]]
* [[Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation]]

=== Foreign relations of Mexico ===

[[Foreign relations of Mexico]]
* [[United States-Mexico relations]]

==== International organization membership ====
The United Mexican States is a member of:<ref name=CIA_World_Factbook/>
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*[[Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean]] (OPANAL)
*[[Andean Community of Nations]] (CAN) (observer)
*[[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC)
*[[Bank for International Settlements]] (BIS)
*[[Caribbean Community and Common Market]] (Caricom) (observer)
*[[Caribbean Development Bank]] (CDB)
*[[Central American Bank for Economic Integration]] (BCIE)
*[[Central American Integration System]] (SICA) (observer)
*[[Council of Europe]] (CE) (observer)
*[[European Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (EBRD)
*[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO)
*[[G-3 (Latin America)|Group of Three]] (G3)
*[[Group of 15]] (G15)
*[[Group of 24]] (G24)
*[[Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors]] (G20)
*[[Inter-American Development Bank]] (IADB)
*[[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA)
*[[International Bank for Reconstruction and Development]] (IBRD)
*[[International Chamber of Commerce]] (ICC)
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO)
*[[International Criminal Court]] (ICCt)
*[[International Criminal Police Organization]] (Interpol)
*[[International Development Association]] (IDA)
*[[International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]] (IFRCS)
*[[International Finance Corporation]] (IFC)
*[[International Fund for Agricultural Development]] (IFAD)
*[[International Hydrographic Organization]] (IHO)
*[[International Labour Organization]] (ILO)
*[[International Maritime Organization]] (IMO)
*[[International Mobile Satellite Organization]] (IMSO)
*[[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF)
*[[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)
*[[International Organization for Migration]] (IOM)
*[[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO)
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*[[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]] (ICRM)
*[[International Telecommunication Union]] (ITU)
*[[International Telecommunications Satellite Organization]] (ITSO)
*[[International Trade Union Confederation]] (ITUC)
*[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] (IPU)
*[[Latin American Economic System]] (LAES)
*[[Latin American Integration Association]] (LAIA)
*[[Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency]] (MIGA)
*[[Nonaligned Movement]] (NAM) (observer)
*[[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA)
*[[Nuclear Energy Agency]] (NEA)
*[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] (OECD)
*[[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW)
*[[Organization of American States]] (OAS)
*[[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] (PCA)
*[[Rio Group]] (RG)
*[[South American Community of Nations]] (CSN) (observer)
*''[[Unión Latina]]''
*[[United Nations]] (UN)
*[[Union of South American Nations]] (UNASUR) (observer)
*[[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] (UNCTAD)
*[[United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO)
*[[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] (UNHCR)
*[[United Nations Industrial Development Organization]] (UNIDO)
*[[Universal Postal Union]] (UPU)
*[[World Confederation of Labour]] (WCL)
*[[World Customs Organization]] (WCO)
*[[World Federation of Trade Unions]] (WFTU)
*[[World Health Organization]] (WHO)
*[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO)
*[[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO)
*[[World Tourism Organization]] (UNWTO)
*[[World Trade Organization]] (WTO)
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=== Law and order in Mexico ===

[[Law of Mexico]]
* [[Capital punishment in Mexico]]
* [[Constitution of Mexico]]
* [[Crime in Mexico]]
* [[Human rights in Mexico]]
** [[Lesbian Groups in Mexico]]
** [[LGBT rights in Mexico]]
** [[Freedom of religion in Mexico]]
* [[Law enforcement in Mexico]]

=== Military of Mexico ===

[[Military of Mexico]]
* Command
** [[Commander-in-chief]]: [[President of Mexico]]
*** [[Secretariat of National Defense]] (directs only the Army, including Air Force)
*** [[Secretary of the Navy (Mexico)]]
* Forces
** [[Mexican Army|Army of Mexico]]
** [[Air Force of Mexico]]
** [[Navy of Mexico]]
*** [[Fuerza Naval del Golfo]] (Naval Force of the Gulf)
*** [[Fuerza Naval del Pacifico]] (Naval Force of the Pacific)
*** [[Fuerza Aeronaval]] (Navy Air Force)
** [[Special forces of Mexico]]
* [[Mexican military ranks]]
* [[Military history of Mexico]]

=== Local government in Mexico ===

* [[Local government in Mexico]]

== History of Mexico ==

[[History of Mexico]]
*[[Timeline of the history of Mexico]]
*[[Portal:Current events/Mexico|Current events of Mexico]]
* [[Economic history of Mexico]]
* [[Military history of Mexico]]
* [[History of the flags of Mexico]]

=== Chronologically ===
* [[Mesoamerican chronology|Pre-Columbian Civilizations]]
** [[Olmec]], [[Olmec influences on Mesoamerican cultures]]
** [[Teotihuacán]]
** [[Maya civilization]]
** [[Toltec]]
** [[Aztec|Aztec civilization (Mexica)]], [[History of the Aztecs]]
* [[Pastry War|First Franco-Mexican War]]
* [[Spanish Conquest of Mexico]]
* [[New Spain]]
* [[Mexican War of Independence]]
* [[History of Mexico (1821-1855)|Independent Mexico]]
* [[La Reforma]]
* [[Second French intervention in Mexico|French intervention in Mexico]]
* [[History of Mexico#Restoration of the Republic|Restored Republic]]
* [[Porfiriato]]
* [[Mexican Revolution]]
* [[Modern History of Mexico|Modern Mexico]]
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* [[French intervention in Mexico]]
* [[Second Mexican Empire]] ''(see also [[Mexican Empire]])''
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== Culture of Mexico ==

[[Culture of Mexico]]
{{see also|Latin American culture}}

* [[Architecture of Mexico]]
* [[Cuisine of Mexico]]
* [[Festivals in Mexico]]
* [[Mexican handcrafts and folk art]]
* [[Healthcare in Mexico]]
* [[Languages of Mexico]]
* [[Media in Mexico]]
* [[National symbols of Mexico]]
** [[Coat of arms of Mexico]]
** [[Flag of Mexico]]
** [[National anthem of Mexico]]
* [[Prostitution in Mexico]]
* [[Public holidays in Mexico]]
* [[List of records of Mexico|Records of Mexico]]
* [[Religion in Mexico]]
** [[Buddhism in Mexico]]
** [[Christianity in Mexico]]
** [[Hinduism in Mexico]]
** [[Islam in Mexico]]
** [[Judaism in Mexico]]
** [[Sikhism in Mexico]]
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas#Mexico|World Heritage Sites in Mexico]]

=== Art in Mexico ===
* [[Mexican art]]
* [[Cinema of Mexico]]
* [[Literature of Mexico]]
* [[Music of Mexico]]
**[[List of music artists and bands from Mexico]]
**[[List of Mexican composers of classical music]]
* [[Communications in Mexico#Radio and television|Television in Mexico]]
* [[Theatre in Mexico]]

=== Sports in Mexico ===

[[Sports in Mexico]]
* [[Football in Mexico]]

==Economy and infrastructure of Mexico ==

[[Economy of Mexico]]
* Economic rank: [[list of countries by GDP (PPP)|Mexico is the 12th largest economy in the world]] by [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) by [[purchasing power parity]].
* [[Agriculture in Mexico]]
* [[Bank of Mexico]] (central bank)
* [[Communications in Mexico]]
** [[Internet in Mexico]]
* [[List of companies of Mexico|Companies of Mexico]]
* [[Currency|Currency of Mexico]]: [[Mexican peso|Peso]]
**[[ISO 4217]]: [[MXN]]
* [[Economic history of Mexico]]
* [[Energy in Mexico]]
** [[Petroleum industry in Mexico]]
* [[Health care in Mexico]]
* [[Mining in Mexico]]
* [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] - Mexico's economy is strongly linked to those of its NAFTA partners.
* [[Mexican Stock Exchange]]
* [[Tourism in Mexico]]
* [[Transport in Mexico]]
** [[List of airports in Mexico|Airports in Mexico]]
** [[Highway system of Mexico]]
** [[Rail transport in Mexico]]
** [[Seaports in Mexico]]
* [[Water supply and sanitation in Mexico]]

== Education in Mexico ==

[[Education in Mexico]]

== See also ==

[[Mexico]]
*[[Index of Mexico-related articles]]
*[https://www.gob.mx/]
*[[List of international rankings]]
*[[List of Mexico-related topics]]
*[[Lists of country-related topics]]
*[[Topic outline of geography]]
*[[Topic outline of North America]]
*[[United Nations]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Wikiatlas|Mexico}}

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