Mexico
🇲🇽 North America · United Mexican States
How Mexico ranks globally
About Mexico
Mexico (officially United Mexican States) is a country in North America, with Mexico City as its capital. It is home to roughly 131.95 million people, giving a population density of about 67 people per square kilometre. The country covers 1,964,375 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.83T in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.789. The official currency is the Mexican peso (MXN), and the main language is Spanish.
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How Mexico is governed
Head of state and government; single 6-year term (no re-election).
Leads the executive; commander of the armed forces.
Bicameral — Chamber of Deputies — 500 seats; Senate — 128 seats
Who holds the power?
Mexico is a federal presidential republic. The President is both head of state and government, directly elected for a single six-year term (the sexenio) with an absolute ban on re-election — a legacy of revolution-era limits on personal power. A bicameral Congress and an independent judiciary check the executive across 32 federal entities.
Did you know?
Mexico is the 11th most populous country in the world, with about 131.95 million people.
By land area it is the 13th-largest country in the world, covering 1,964,375 km².
It has the world's 14th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.83T).
Mexico shares land borders with 3 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.789.
Mexico has a population density of about 67 people per square kilometre.
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