Mexico

  • Motto – “Country, Liberty, Work and Culture”
  • Anthem      –  Himno nacional mexicano
  • Continent    – North America
  • Capital     – Mexico city
  • Official languages   –  Spanish
  • Ethnic groups – Mayan Indians, Mexicans
  • Demonym (Demo = people; -onym = name)- Mexican
  • Government   –  Federal presidential republic
  • Independence   –  from spain 1810 september 15
  • Area (include % water, if you can find it)-2.5
  • Population (current estimate & density) 111,211,789
  • Geography     –  high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert
  • Neighboring countries     -Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast.
  • Flag
  • A “Did you know” fact of your choosing  –  Mexico covers some 1.96 million squared kilometres or 758,449 squared miles and borders the USA to the North and Guatemala and Belize to the South East.
  • Any other facts you find interesting/noteworthy  –  Mexico is actually short for its official name which is United Mexican State (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) and has a population of around 107.8 million people.
  • Currency
    1 New Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos Continue reading