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Area > Comparative slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Area > Land	1,923,040 sq km		[15th of 238]
Area > Total	1,972,550 sq km		[21st of 250]
Capital city with population	Mexico City - 8,735,400
Climate varies from tropical to desert
Forested Land	28.9%		[87th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	23 00 N, 102 00 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km
Land use > Arable land	12.66%		[89th of 258]
Largest city Mexico City
Largest city population	16,562,000		[2nd of 174]
Largest city with population	Mexico City - 8,735,400
Location Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
Map references North America
Natural resources petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber
Population density	52.15 people per sqkm		[141st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	54.01 people/m²		[129th of 204]
Precipitation	848 mm		[43rd of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	1,958,200 km²		[14th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Pico de Orizaba

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