MX
Mexico
United Mexican States
Mexico sits in North America and uses MXN - Mexican peso ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Mexico City
Population
134.4M
Area
2M km2
Population
134.4M
134,407,258 people
Area
2M km2
1,964,375 square kilometers
Density
68/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Mexico City
19.43, -99.13
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Mexico, officially listed here as United Mexican States, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Mexico, MX, MEX, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Mexico is grouped under Americas, more specifically North America, with North America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 134,407,258 people and a land area of 1,964,375 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 68 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 23, -102, while the capital coordinate reference is 19.43, -99.13. Mexico shares listed land borders with BLZ, GTM, USA, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Mexico City (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, San Luis Potosí and Toluca. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Mexico, capital of Mexico, and major urban areas in Mexico. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include G20, OECD and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Mexico uses calling code +52, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00 and UTC-06:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Aug 24; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists MXN - Mexican peso ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as MEX. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 42.6 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Mexico profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MX / MEX
Top-level domains
.mx
Continents
North America
Border countries
BLZ, GTM, USA
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
MEX
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Mexico is represented by the MX country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Mexico City
Ciudad de México
21,804,000
primary
#2
Guadalajara
Jalisco
5,525,000
admin
#3
Monterrey
Nuevo León
5,324,281
admin
#4
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
2,822,255
admin
#5
Toluca
México
2,476,689
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Aug 24
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+52
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
42.6
2024