Mexico
Mexico is a country in North America. Its capital is Mexico City. About 132 million people live there (2024). It covers 1,972,550 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Mexico City
- People (2024)
- 132 million
- Area
- 1,972,550 km²
- Currency
- peso
Mexico at a glance
- Official name
- United Mexican States
- In its own language
- MĂ©xico, Mexko
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Population
- 132,274,416 (2024)
- Area
- 1,972,550 km² (761,606 mi²)
- People are called
- Mexican, Mexicans
- Official languages
- Spanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
- Currency
- peso
- GDP (nominal)
- US$1414 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 75 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.758 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 45.4 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 5% (2014)
- Government
- federal republic, democratic republic, constitutional republic, presidential system
- Head of state
- (since 2024)
- Head of government
- (since 2024)
- Country codes
- MX, MEX
- Calling code
- +52
- Internet domain
- .mx
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Central Time Zone
- Coordinates
- 23°, -102°
Mexico and its neighbours
Mexico borders Guatemala, Belize and United States. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Mexico
- Neighbours
Divisions of Mexico
- Mexico City
- Aguascalientes
- Baja California
- Baja California Sur
- Campeche
- Chiapas
- Chihuahua
- Coahuila
- Colima
- Durango
- Guanajuato
- Guerrero
- Hidalgo
- Jalisco
- State of Mexico
- Michoacán
- Morelos
- Nayarit
- Nuevo LeĂłn
- Oaxaca
- Puebla
- Querétaro
- Quintana Roo
- San Luis PotosĂ
- Sinaloa
- Sonora
- Tabasco
- Tamaulipas
- Tlaxcala
- Veracruz
- Yucatán
- Zacatecas
Member of
- United Nations
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- World Trade Organization
- G20
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- International Development Association
- Latin American Integration Association
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Conference on Disarmament
- International Finance Corporation
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- UN Trade and Development
- International Olympic Committee
- International Criminal Court
and 35 more organisations.
How far are you from Mexico?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Mexico?
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.
What is the population of Mexico?
Mexico has about 132,274,416 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Mexico?
Mexico covers 1,972,550 square kilometres (761,606 square miles).
What currency does Mexico use?
The peso.
What language is spoken in Mexico?
The official languages of Mexico are Spanish, Nahuatl and Yucatec Maya.
Which countries border Mexico?
Mexico shares a border with Guatemala, Belize and United States.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.