Area > Comparative slightly less than three times the size of Texas |
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Capital city with population
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Mexico City - 8,735,400 |
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Forested Land
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28.9% |
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[87th of 193]
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Largest city Mexico City |
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Largest city population
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16,562,000 |
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[2nd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Mexico City - 8,735,400 |
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Map references North America |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[67th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[113rd of 190]
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Natural hazards tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts |
Natural resources petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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32°43'N |
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Population density
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52.15 people per sqkm |
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[141st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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54.01 people/m²
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...
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[129th of 204]
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Precipitation
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848 mm |
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[43rd of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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99.88 people/km² of arable lan |
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[157th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,958,200 km²
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[14th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Pico de Orizaba |
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Terrain high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert |