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Also Known As United Mexican States
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Mexico is the northernmost country in Latin America, bordering the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, with maritime boundaries on the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico declared independence from Spain on 27 September 1821, after a war that began on 16 September 1810. Its capital and largest city is Mexico City. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Mexico City 2
Population
134,000,000 2
Source states population exceeding 134 million as of 2026, no more precise figure given.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
1,972,550 2
Independence or Founding Year
1821 2
Mexico declared independence from Spain on 27 September 1821; the war of independence began on 16 September 1810.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Mexico

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The Baja California peninsula is in northwestern Mexico.

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Guadalajara, Cities
Source Guadalajara (Wikipedia)
Jalisco, States or Territories

Jalisco is a state of Mexico.

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Mexico City, Cities
Source Mexico City (Wikipedia)
Monterrey, Cities
Source Monterrey (Wikipedia)
Nuevo Leon, States or Territories

Nuevo Leon is a state of Mexico.

Source Nuevo Leon (Wikipedia)
Puebla, Cities
Source Puebla (city) (Wikipedia)
Source Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve (Wikipedia)
Tijuana, Cities
Zapopan, Cities

Bordered By Water

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Mexico City, Cities

Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

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Source Wikipedia: David Alfaro SiqueirosLead sentence 1
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David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros; December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique.

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Source Wikidata: Diego Rivera

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Source Wikipedia: Jose Clemente OrozcoLead sentence 1
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José Clemente Orozco (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949) was a Mexican painter.

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Source Wikipedia: Rufino TamayoLead sentence 1
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Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈfino taˈmaʝo]; August 25, 1899 – June 24, 1991) was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico.

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Source Carlos Slim (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
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Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlin eˈlu, - esˈlim -]; born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business oligarch, investor and philanthropist.

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Source Wikipedia: Raul RojasLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Raúl Rojas González (born 1955, in Mexico City) is a Mexican emeritus professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at the Free University of Berlin, and a renowned specialist in artificial neural networks.

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Source Wikidata: Sergio Beltrán López

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Source Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
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Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (born 1 April 1973) is a Mexican lawyer of Mixtec heritage.

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Source Jorge Carpizo McGregor, WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Jorge Carpizo McGregor (2 April 1944 – 30 March 2012) was a Mexican jurist who occupied various high ranking positions in the government of Mexico.

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Source Julio Garcia Estrada - WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Julio Garcia Estrada (1923–2014) was a Mexican lawyer and notary.

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Source Yasmin Esquivel Mossa (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
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Yasmín Esquivel Mossa (born 15 September 1963) is a Mexican lawyer and public official who serves as a justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation since 2019.

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Source José Narro Robles (source article)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is a Mexican physician, researcher, academic and politician

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Source Wikidata: Juan Badiano

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Source Salvador Zubirán (source article)Lead paragraph [nationality]
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was one of Mexico's most prominent physicians and nutritionists

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Source Mario Molina (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 3
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Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (19 March 1943 – 7 October 2020) was a Mexican physical chemist.

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Source Cooks Info: Pinto BeanEncyclopaedia entry text
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Probably originated in Central Mexico.

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Source Tracing back the origin of pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo L.) in Mexico

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Source Cooks Info: TurkeyEncyclopaedia entry text
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Turkeys are native to Central Mexico.

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Location Of

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Site Of

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Source Wikipedia: Chichen ItzaLead sentence 2
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The archeological site is located in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico.

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Source Angel of Independence, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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El Ángel was built in 1910 during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence.

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Source Wikipedia: National Palace (Mexico)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico.

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Source Palenque - WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Palenque (Spanish pronunciation: [pa'leŋke]; Yucatec Maya: Bàakʼ [ɓaːkʼ]), also anciently known in the Itzaʼ language as Lakamha ("big water" or "big waters"), was a Maya city-state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century.

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Uxmal (Yucatec Maya: Óoxmáal [óˑʃmáˑl]) is an ancient Maya city of the classical period located in present-day Mexico.

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Source America Movil (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 3tier 2
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is a Mexican telecommunications corporation headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Source Cemex (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 2
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de C.V., known as Cemex, is a Mexican multinational building materials company headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

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Source Cooperativa La Cruz Azul - WikipediaLead sentence 2
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is a cement company in Mexico.

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Source Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma Brewery, WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma (Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma / Heineken México; English: Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery) is a major brewery based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, founded in 1890.

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Source Grupo Modelo - WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Grupo Modelo is a large brewery in Mexico owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev that exports beer to most countries of the world.

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Source Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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It was formed in 1938 by nationalization and expropriation of all private oil companies in Mexico at the time of its formation, making PEMEX an enduring symbol of Mexican nationalism.

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Source Sky México - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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Sky México, a trading name of Corporacion Novavision S. DE R.L. DE C.V., is a company that operates a subscription television service in Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic.

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Source Telmex, WikipediaLead sentence 2
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de C.V., known as Telmex is a Mexican telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunications products and services in Mexico.

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Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl, more generally known as Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl, born between 1568 and 1580, died in 1648, was a nobleman of partial Aztec noble descent in the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain, modern Mexico; he is known primarily for his works chronicling indigenous Aztec history.

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Found There

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Source Wikipedia, Maize

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Since then, the disease has been reported in all major wheat-growing states of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mexico, and certain areas of the Southwestern United States such as New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Texas.

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The highlands of central Mexico were considered to be the center of origin of P. infestans, although others have proposed its origin to be in the Andes, which is also the origin of potatoes.

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The highlands of central Mexico were considered to be the center of origin of P. infestans, although others have proposed its origin to be in the Andes, which is also the origin of potatoes.

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Source Wheat Leaf Rust (Wikipedia)Lead
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It causes serious epidemics in North America, Mexico and South America and is a devastating seasonal disease in India.

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Source Wikidata: 1985 Mexico City Earthquake

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The arch of Cabo San Lucas is a distinctive granitic rock formation at the southern tip of Cabo San Lucas, which is itself the extreme southern end of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.

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Source Wikidata: Cenote Angelita

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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Mexico (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    United Mexican States
  • Infobox, capital
    Mexico City is the capital and largest city in Mexico
  • Infobox, area
    1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi)
  • Demographics section, 2026 estimate
    With a population exceeding 134 million as of 2026
  • Article text
    The Peninsular War led to the 1810-1821 Mexican War of Independence, which ended Peninsular rule and led to the creation of the First Mexican Empire, which quickly collapsed into the short-lived First Mexican Republic. In 1848, Mexico lost nearly half its territory in the Mexican-American War.
  • Introduction
    It is the northernmost country in Latin America, bordering the United States of America to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east.
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Wikidata: Mexico
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Mexico City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Mexico City, Infobox
    Country: Mexico
  • Has Capital: Mexico City, Lead section, capital fact
    Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America.
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Colorado River (Wikipedia)
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United States, Mexico
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Guadalajara (Wikipedia)
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Mexico
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Monterrey (Wikipedia)
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Mexico
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Baja California Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Baja California Peninsula, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Baja California Peninsula, Lead section
is a peninsula in northwestern Mexico.
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Puebla (city) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Puebla, Infobox subdivision_name field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puebla_(city)
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subdivision_name = Mexico
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Wikidata: Basaseachic Falls National Park
Encompasses: Basaseachic Falls National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Jalisco (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Jalisco, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Jalisco, Lead paragraph
State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico
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Nuevo Leon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Nuevo Leon, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Nuevo Leon, Lead paragraph
of Nuevo León, is a state in northeastern Mexico.
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State of Mexico (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: State of Mexico, Lead paragraph
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States. Sharing its name with both the country and the national capital, Mexico
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Puebla (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Puebla, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Puebla, Lead paragraph
State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico
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Veracruz (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Veracruz, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Veracruz, Lead paragraph
de la Llave, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico
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Baja California (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Baja California, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Baja California, Lead paragraph
Baja California, is a state in Mexico.
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Guanajuato (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Guanajuato, Lead paragraph
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Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico.
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Coahuila (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Coahuila, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Coahuila, Lead paragraph
de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico.
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Sonora (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Sonora, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Sonora, Lead paragraph
State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico
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Tamaulipas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Tamaulipas, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Tamaulipas, Lead paragraph
of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico;
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Yucatan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Yucatan, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Yucatan, Lead paragraph
State of Yucatán, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico
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Chiapas (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Chiapas, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Chiapas, Lead paragraph
Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico.
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Tenochtitlan (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Tenochtitlan, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Tenochtitlan, Lead
in what is now the historic center of Mexico City
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Texcoco (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Texcoco, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Texcoco, Lead
is a city located in the State of Mexico
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Palenque (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Palenque, Lead
Quote, Encompasses: Palenque, Lead
It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas
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Chihuahua (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Chihuahua
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Chihuahua (state), a state in Mexico
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Sian Ka'an
UNESCO World Heritage CentreEncompasses: Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve, World Heritage List record 410: description
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the portion of the Mesoamerican Reef within the property is one of the richest in Mexico
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