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North America > Mexico > Geography

MEXICAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than three times the size of Texas
Capital city with population Mexico City - 8,735,400
Forested Land 28.9% [87th of 193]
Largest city
Mexico City
Largest city population 16,562,000 [2nd of 174]
Largest city with population Mexico City - 8,735,400
Map references
North America
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nm [67th of 121]
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nm [113rd of 190]
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
northernmost point > Latitude 32°43'N
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]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 99.88 people/km² of arable lan ... [157th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 1,958,200 km² ... [14th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Pico de Orizaba
Terrain
high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Mexico, ma*a(c)xico, United Mexican States, Estados Unidos Mexicanos

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