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Complete details about Mexico in North America with capital city Ciudad de México

Country NameMexico (México)
Country CodeMEX
Capital CityCiudad de México
ContinentNorth America
RegionCentral America
Independence Year1810
Population98881000
Surface Area1958201.0
Life Expectancy71.5 years
GNP414972.0 (old 401461.0)
Government FormFederal Republic

Spoken Languages

Mixtec     (0.6%)
Náhuatl     (1.8%)
Otomí     (0.4%)
Spanish [official]     (92.1%)
Yucatec     (1.1%)
Zapotec     (0.6%)

Major Cities

Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal     (population 8591309)
Guadalajara, Jalisco     (population 1647720)
Ecatepec de Morelos, México     (population 1620303)
Puebla, Puebla     (population 1346176)
Nezahualcóyotl, México     (population 1224924)
Juárez, Chihuahua     (population 1217818)
Tijuana, Baja California     (population 1212232)
León, Guanajuato     (population 1133576)
Monterrey, Nuevo León     (population 1108499)
Zapopan, Jalisco     (population 1002239)
Naucalpan de Juárez, México     (population 857511)
Mexicali, Baja California     (population 764902)
Culiacán, Sinaloa     (population 744859)
Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero     (population 721011)
Tlalnepantla de Baz, México     (population 720755)
Mérida, Yucatán     (population 703324)
Chihuahua, Chihuahua     (population 670208)
San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí     (population 669353)
Guadalupe, Nuevo León     (population 668780)
Toluca, México     (population 665617)
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes     (population 643360)
Querétaro, Querétaro de Arteaga     (population 639839)
Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo     (population 619958)
Hermosillo, Sonora     (population 608697)
Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza     (population 577352)
Torreón, Coahuila de Zaragoza     (population 529093)
Centro (Villahermosa), Tabasco     (population 519873)
San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León     (population 495540)
Durango, Durango     (population 490524)
Chimalhuacán, México     (population 490245)
Tlaquepaque, Jalisco     (population 475472)
Atizapán de Zaragoza, México     (population 467262)
Veracruz, Veracruz     (population 457119)
Cuautitlán Izcalli, México     (population 452976)
Irapuato, Guanajuato     (population 440039)
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas     (population 433544)
Tultitlán, México     (population 432411)
Reynosa, Tamaulipas     (population 419776)
Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo     (population 419276)
Matamoros, Tamaulipas     (population 416428)
Xalapa, Veracruz     (population 390058)
Celaya, Guanajuato     (population 382140)
Mazatlán, Sinaloa     (population 380265)
Ensenada, Baja California     (population 369573)
Ahome, Sinaloa     (population 358663)
Cajeme, Sonora     (population 355679)
Cuernavaca, Morelos     (population 337966)
Tonalá, Jalisco     (population 336109)
Valle de Chalco Solidaridad, México     (population 323113)
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas     (population 310277)
Tepic, Nayarit     (population 305025)
Tampico, Tamaulipas     (population 294789)
Ixtapaluca, México     (population 293160)
Apodaca, Nuevo León     (population 282941)
Guasave, Sinaloa     (population 277201)
Gómez Palacio, Durango     (population 272806)
Tapachula, Chiapas     (population 271141)
Nicolás Romero, México     (population 269393)
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz     (population 267037)
Uruapan, Michoacán de Ocampo     (population 265211)
Victoria, Tamaulipas     (population 262686)
Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca     (population 256848)
Coacalco de Berriozábal, México     (population 252270)
Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo     (population 244688)
General Escobedo, Nuevo León     (population 232961)
Salamanca, Guanajuato     (population 226864)
Santa Catarina, Nuevo León     (population 226573)
Tehuacán, Puebla     (population 225943)
Chalco, México     (population 222201)
Cárdenas, Tabasco     (population 216903)
Campeche, Campeche     (population 216735)
La Paz, México     (population 213045)
Othón P. Blanco (Chetumal), Quintana Roo     (population 208014)
Texcoco, México     (population 203681)
La Paz, Baja California Sur     (population 196708)
Metepec, México     (population 194265)
Monclova, Coahuila de Zaragoza     (population 193657)
Huixquilucan, México     (population 193156)
Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero     (population 192509)
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco     (population 183741)
Fresnillo, Zacatecas     (population 182744)
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas     (population 182012)
Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, San Luis Potosí     (population 179956)
San Juan del Río, Querétaro     (population 179300)
San Felipe del Progreso, México     (population 177330)
Córdoba, Veracruz     (population 176952)
Tecámac, México     (population 172410)
Ocosingo, Chiapas     (population 171495)
Carmen, Campeche     (population 171367)
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán de Ocampo     (population 170878)
Jiutepec, Morelos     (population 170428)
Papantla, Veracruz     (population 170123)
Comalcalco, Tabasco     (population 164640)
Zamora, Michoacán de Ocampo     (population 161191)
Nogales, Sonora     (population 159103)
Huimanguillo, Tabasco     (population 158335)
Cuautla, Morelos     (population 153132)
Minatitlán, Veracruz     (population 152983)
Poza Rica de Hidalgo, Veracruz     (population 152678)
Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí     (population 146411)
Navolato, Sinaloa     (population 145396)
San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora     (population 145276)
Pénjamo, Guanajuato     (population 143927)
San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz     (population 142251)
Guanajuato, Guanajuato     (population 141215)
Navojoa, Sonora     (population 140495)
Zitácuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo     (population 137970)
Boca del Río, Veracruz-Llave     (population 135721)
Allende, Guanajuato     (population 134645)
Silao, Guanajuato     (population 134037)
Macuspana, Tabasco     (population 133795)
San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, Oaxaca     (population 133675)
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas     (population 132317)
Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato     (population 130557)
Guaymas, Sonora     (population 130108)
Colima, Colima     (population 129454)
Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato     (population 128675)
Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco     (population 127949)
Piedras Negras, Coahuila de Zaragoza     (population 127898)
Altamira, Tamaulipas     (population 127490)
Túxpam, Veracruz     (population 126475)
San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León     (population 126147)
Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua     (population 124279)
Manzanillo, Colima     (population 124014)
Iguala de la Independencia, Guerrero     (population 123883)
Zacatecas, Zacatecas     (population 123700)
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco     (population 123220)
Tulancingo de Bravo, Hidalgo     (population 121946)
Zinacantepec, México     (population 121715)
San Martín Texmelucan, Puebla     (population 121093)
Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco     (population 118948)
Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz     (population 118815)
Orizaba, Veracruz     (population 118488)
Apatzingán, Michoacán de Ocampo     (population 117849)
Atlixco, Puebla     (population 117019)
Delicias, Chihuahua     (population 116132)
Ixtlahuaca, México     (population 115548)
El Mante, Tamaulipas     (population 112453)
Lerdo, Durango     (population 112272)
Almoloya de Juárez, México     (population 110550)
Acámbaro, Guanajuato     (population 110487)
Acuña, Coahuila de Zaragoza     (population 110388)
Guadalupe, Zacatecas     (population 108881)
Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo     (population 108017)
Hidalgo, Michoacán de Ocampo     (population 106198)
Los Cabos, Baja California Sur     (population 105199)
Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas     (population 104986)
Cunduacán, Tabasco     (population 104164)
Río Bravo, Tamaulipas     (population 103901)
Temapache, Veracruz     (population 102824)
Chilapa de Alvarez, Guerrero     (population 102716)
Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua     (population 100881)
San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato     (population 100149)
Taxco de Alarcón, Guerrero     (population 99907)
Zumpango, México     (population 99781)
San Pedro Cholula, Puebla     (population 99734)
Lerma, México     (population 99714)
Tecomán, Colima     (population 99296)
Las Margaritas, Chiapas     (population 97389)
Cosoleacaque, Veracruz     (population 97199)
San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato     (population 96763)
José Azueta, Guerrero     (population 95448)
Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit     (population 95311)
San Felipe, Guanajuato     (population 95305)
Tejupilco, México     (population 94934)
Tantoyuca, Veracruz     (population 94709)
Salvatierra, Guanajuato     (population 94322)
Tultepec, México     (population 93364)
Temixco, Morelos     (population 92686)
Matamoros, Coahuila de Zaragoza     (population 91858)
Pánuco, Veracruz     (population 90551)
El Fuerte, Sinaloa     (population 89556)
Tierra Blanca, Veracruz     (population 89143)

Mexico's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: The Associated PressWed, 23 May 2012 08:52:00 -0700
Mexico's former ruling party distances from ex-gov

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, AP ? 1 minute ago MEXICO CITY (AP) ? Mexico's former ruling party said Wednesday it will suspend the party membership of a former governor accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels.   read full story

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Publisher: ForbesWed, 23 May 2012 11:33:48 -0700
Mexico Journal: Violence and Corruption on the Texas Border read full story
Publisher: Washington PostWed, 23 May 2012 08:56:09 -0700
Mexico's former ruling party distances itself from ex-governor linked to drug ... read full story


Publisher: msnbc.comWed, 23 May 2012 08:50:27 -0700
Mexico's Zetas cartel rewrites drug war in blood

VALLECILLO, Mexico ? Mexican government forces had bottled up a band of enemy fighters in this tiny village late last year, but feared they would escape into the dusty, rock-strewn hills. So more than 600 soldiers and federal police closed in from all ...   read full story

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Publisher: Reuters UKWed, 23 May 2012 05:07:04 -0700
Special Report - Mexico's Zetas rewrite drug war in blood read full story
Publisher: Arizona Daily StarTue, 22 May 2012 13:10:15 -0700
Mexico: Zetas gang ordered slaughter of 49 as part of ploy read full story
Publisher: Los Angeles TimesMon, 21 May 2012 13:11:13 -0700
Mexican army says Zetas behind killing of 49 in northern Mexico read full story
Publisher: LALATETue, 22 May 2012 16:16:18 -0700
Decapitated Bodies in Mexico Prompt El Loco Zetas Cartel Arrest read full story
Publisher: kvorMon, 21 May 2012 16:15:58 -0700
'El Loco' Arrested After 49 Beheaded Bodies Found read full story
Publisher: Bend BulletinTue, 22 May 2012 04:15:02 -0700
Mexican army: Zetas ordered killing of 49 read full story


Publisher: Fox NewsWed, 23 May 2012 12:23:47 -0700
Mexico makes arrest in 2006 murder of US journalist

The slain journalist's parents, who traveled to Mexico in October 2008 to demand justice for their son, condemned the arrest of Martinez, while Amnesty International said he was being "used as a scapegoat by the Mexican authorities to claim there has ...   read full story

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Publisher: Wall Street JournalWed, 23 May 2012 09:24:31 -0700
Mexico catches suspect in death of a journalist read full story
Publisher: Huffington PostWed, 23 May 2012 09:57:14 -0700
Mexico Arrests Lenin Osorio, Suspect In Killing Of Journalist Bradley Will read full story


Publisher: Fox NewsWed, 23 May 2012 12:17:46 -0700
Mexico confident about strength of European economies

In an interview at the IMEX business tourism fair in Frankfurt, Rodolfo Lopez Negrete Coppel said that "Mexico is interested in attracting more business in the convention tourism segment." "The European markets are very important, the world conventions ...   read full story

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Publisher: Reuters IndiaWed, 23 May 2012 12:04:48 -0700
Mexico seeks new tourists despite drug wars read full story