Where is Mexico?

Mexico is a country in North America, bordered by Belize, Guatemala, and the United States.

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Crazy but True

Mexico City is sinking. Built on the drained bed of a lake, the city keeps pumping groundwater out from underneath itself and is dropping by as much as 50 centimeters a year in places. Some buildings have sunk so unevenly that their front doors now sit well above the street.

Mexico facts

Capital: Mexico City
Population: 131,946,900 (2025)
Area: 1,964,375 km²
Continent: North America
Region: North America
Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)
Languages: Spanish
Coordinates: 23°, -102°
Landlocked: No
Country code: MX · MEX

How Mexico compares

Mexico is the 14th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
It is smaller than Saudi Arabia and larger than Indonesia.
It is the 11th most populous of the 167 with population data.
It shares land borders with 3 countries.
Within North America, it is the 4th largest of 17 countries by area.

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