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three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white and red; the coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band
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Official country name
United Mexican States
Short name
Mexico
Local names
Estados Unidos Mexicanos (long)
Mexico (short)
Mexico (short)
Nationality
Mexican(s) (noun) Mexico (adjective)
Languages spoken
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%
Notes
indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Capital
Mexico (Distrito Federal)
Government type
federal republic
Population
109,955,400 ranked 13, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico. The lowest point is Laguna Salada -10 m.
Coastline
Coastline 9,330 km.
Land borders
4,353km, Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km.
Administrative divisions
31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan, Zacatecas
Independence
16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)