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Mexico

المكسيك

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Key facts

Official name
United Mexican States
Name in Arabic
المكسيك
Capital
Mexico City
Region
Americas
Subregion
North America
Official languages
Spanish
Currency
Mexican Peso · $ · MXN
Area
1,964,375 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Mexico

Mexico is a country in North America, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is United Mexican States. In Arabic, the name is written المكسيك, and the capital مكسيكو سيتي. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. Mexico City lies at about 19° north and 99° west. The official language of Mexico is Spanish. Its currency is the Mexican Peso, with the symbol ⁨$⁩ and the international code MXN.

Mexico covers about 1,964,375 square kilometres, which puts it 13th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: the United States, Guatemala, and Belize. The largest of these neighbours by area is the United States. Other countries in North America include Canada. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Italy, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Mexico with the other countries of the same region.

Test yourself

Ten rounds on the countries of the Americas, Mexico included.

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