Mexico (Istastioner's Universe)
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The Third Republic of Mexico La Tercera República de México | |
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Flag | |
Motto: "La patria siempre debe primero" "The homeland must always first" | |
Anthem: "El Himno de la Patria | |
Location | Map of Mexico |
Capital | Mexico City |
Religion (2035) | 92.3% Christianity
90.1% Catholicism ~1% Protestantism 0.2% Other Christian 6.2% No religion 3.8% Other |
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Santiago Creel |
Establishment | |
• Declaration of Independence from Spain | 16 September 1810 |
• Founding of the Third Republic | 28 December, 1871 |
Area | |
• Total | 980,963 km2 (378,752 sq mi) (30) |
Population | |
• 2040 census | 60,539,535 |
• Density | 61.7/km2 (159.8/sq mi) (159) |
Currency | Mexican Peso (₱) (MXP) |
Calling code | +953 |
ISO 3166 code | MX |
Internet TLD | .MX |
Mexico officially the Third Republic of Mexico (la Tercera República de Méxicoin spanish}, is a country in the southernwestern portion of North America. It is bordered to the northeast by Istastioner to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the south by Guatemala, and Belize, Mexico covers 980,963 square kilometers (378,752 sq mi), making it the world's 30th-largest country by area; with approximately 60,539,535 inhabitants, it has the most Spanish speakers in the world.
Etymology
Mēxihco is the Nahuatl term for the heartland of the Aztec Empire, namely the Valley of Mexico and surrounding territories, with its people being known as the Mexica. The terms are plainly linked; it is generally believed that the toponym for the valley was the origin of the primary ethnonym for the Aztec Triple Alliance.