Outline of Mexico



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mexico:

The United Mexican States, commonly known as Mexico, is a federal constitutional republic located in North America. Mexico is bound on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico.

General reference

 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country name: Mexico
 * Official English country name: United Mexican States
 * Common endonym: México
 * Official endonym: Estados Unidos Mexicanos
 * Adjectival: Mexican
 * Demonym(s):
 * Etymology: Name of Mexico
 * International rankings of Mexico
 * Area and size ranking: covering almost 2 million square kilometers, Mexico is the fifth-largest country in the Americas by total area and the 14th largest in the world.
 * 10th most populous country
 * Most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world
 * Mexico is the 11th largest economy in the world by gross domestic product (GDP) by purchasing power parity
 * ISO country codes: MX, MEX, 484
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MX
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .mx
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .mx

Geography of Mexico


Geography of Mexico
 * Mexico is: a megadiverse country
 * Location:
 * Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere
 * Americas
 * North America
 * Middle America
 * Time zones:
 * Time Zone 1 – UTC-06, summer UTC-05
 * Time Zone 2 – UTC-07, summer UTC-06
 * Time Zone 3 – UTC-08, summer UTC-07
 * Extreme points of Mexico
 * High: Pico de Orizaba 5636 m
 * Low: Laguna Salada -10 m
 * Land boundaries: 4,353 km
 * 🇺🇸 United States 3,141 km
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala 962 km
 * 🇧🇿 Belize 250 km
 * Coastline: 9,330 km


 * Population of Mexico: 106,682,500 people (mid-2008 estimate) - 11th most populous country
 * Area of Mexico: 1972550 km2 - 15th largest country
 * Atlas of Mexico

Environment of Mexico



 * Climate of Mexico
 * Environmental issues in Mexico
 * Green building in Mexico
 * Ecoregions in Mexico
 * Renewable energy in Mexico
 * Geology of Mexico
 * National parks of Mexico
 * Protected areas of Mexico
 * Wildlife of Mexico
 * Fauna of Mexico
 * Birds of Mexico
 * Mammals of Mexico

Geographic features of Mexico

 * Baja California peninsula
 * Yucatán peninsula


 * Gulf Coast of Mexico
 * Islands of Mexico
 * Lakes of Mexico
 * Mountain peaks of Mexico
 * The 9 Highest mountain peaks of Mexico
 * The 28 Most prominent mountain peaks of Mexico
 * The 32 Most isolated mountain peaks of Mexico
 * Volcanoes of Mexico
 * Rivers of Mexico
 * Waterfalls of Mexico
 * Valleys of Mexico
 * World Heritage Sites in Mexico

Ecoregions of Mexico
List of ecoregions in Mexico
 * Ecoregions in Mexico

Administrative divisions of Mexico
Administrative divisions of Mexico
 * States of Mexico
 * Municipalities of Mexico
 * Mexican Federal District (Mexico City)
 * Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District

States of Mexico

 * Mexican states by area
 * Mexican states by Human Development Index
 * Mexican states by population
 * Municipalities of Mexico

The United Mexican States is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a federal district (postal codes are in parentheses):


 * Aguascalientes (Ags.)
 * Baja California (BC)
 * Baja California Sur (BCS)
 * Chihuahua (Chih.)
 * Colima (Col.)
 * Campeche (Camp.)
 * Coahuila (Coah.)
 * Chiapas (Chis.)
 * Distrito Federal (DF)
 * Durango (Dgo.)
 * Guerrero (Gro.)
 * Guanajuato (Gto.)
 * Hidalgo (Hgo.)
 * Jalisco (Jal.)
 * Michoacán (Mich.)
 * Morelos (Mor.)
 * México (Mex or Edomex)
 * Nayarit (Nay.)
 * Nuevo León (NL)
 * Oaxaca (Oax.)
 * Puebla (Pue.)
 * Quintana Roo (QR)
 * Querétaro (Qro.)
 * Sinaloa (Sin.)
 * San Luis Potosí (SLP)
 * Sonora (Son.)
 * Tabasco (Tab.)
 * Tlaxcala (Tlax.)
 * Tamaulipas (Tamps.)
 * Veracruz (Ver.)
 * Yucatán (Yuc.)
 * Zacatecas (Zac.)

Location of Mexico's states and federal district:

Mexican Federal District

 * Mexican Federal District (Mexico City)
 * Boroughs of the Mexican Federal District
 * Colonias of Mexico City

Municipalities of Mexico
Municipalities of Mexico
 * Cities of Mexico
 * Capital: Mexico City (one of the world's most populous cities).

Demography of Mexico
Demographics of Mexico
 * Mexican people
 * Immigration to Mexico

Government and politics of Mexico
Politics of Mexico
 * Form of government: federal presidential and congressional multi-party representative democratic republic
 * Head of state: President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
 * Head of government: President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
 * Capital of Mexico: Mexico City
 * Elections in Mexico
 * 1988 - 1991 - 1994 - 1997 - 2000 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2012 - 2018
 * Political parties in Mexico

Branches of the government of Mexico
Government of Mexico

Executive branch of the government of Mexico

 * President of Mexico
 * Mexican Executive Cabinet

Legislative branch of the government of Mexico

 * Congress of Mexico (bicameral)
 * Upper house: Senate of Mexico
 * Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
 * LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress (62nd and current legislature)

Judicial branch of the government of Mexico
Court system of Mexico
 * Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation

Foreign relations of Mexico
Foreign relations of Mexico
 * United States-Mexico relations

International organization membership
The United Mexican States is a member of:


 * Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
 * Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (observer)
 * Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
 * Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
 * Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
 * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
 * Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
 * Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)
 * Council of Europe (CE) (observer)
 * European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of Three (G3)
 * Group of 15 (G15)
 * Group of 24 (G24)
 * Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
 * Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
 * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Criminal Court (ICCt)
 * International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Migration (IOM)
 * International Organization for Standardization (ISO)


 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
 * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
 * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
 * Latin American Economic System (LAES)
 * Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
 * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
 * Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
 * North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
 * Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
 * Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
 * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
 * Organization of American States (OAS)
 * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
 * Rio Group (RG)
 * South American Community of Nations (CSN) (observer)
 * Unión Latina
 * United Nations (UN)
 * Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) (observer)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
 * World Customs Organization (WCO)
 * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 * World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
 * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Mexico
Law of Mexico
 * Capital punishment in Mexico
 * Constitution of Mexico
 * Crime in Mexico
 * Human rights in Mexico
 * Lesbian Groups in Mexico
 * LGBT rights in Mexico
 * Freedom of religion in Mexico
 * Law enforcement in Mexico

Military of Mexico
Military of Mexico
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief: President of Mexico
 * Secretariat of National Defense (directs only the Army, including Air Force)
 * Secretary of the Navy (Mexico)
 * Forces
 * Army of Mexico
 * Air Force of Mexico
 * Navy of Mexico
 * Fuerza Naval del Golfo (Naval Force of the Gulf)
 * Fuerza Naval del Pacifico (Naval Force of the Pacific)
 * Fuerza Aeronaval (Navy Air Force)
 * Special forces of Mexico
 * Mexican military ranks
 * Military history of Mexico

Local government in Mexico

 * Local government in Mexico

History of Mexico
History of Mexico
 * Timeline of the history of Mexico
 * Current events of Mexico
 * Economic history of Mexico
 * Military history of Mexico
 * History of the flags of Mexico

Chronologically

 * Pre-Columbian Civilizations
 * Olmec, Olmec influences on Mesoamerican cultures
 * Teotihuacán
 * Maya civilization
 * Toltec
 * Aztec civilization (Mexica), History of the Aztecs
 * First Franco-Mexican War
 * Spanish Conquest of Mexico
 * New Spain
 * Mexican War of Independence
 * Independent Mexico
 * La Reforma
 * French intervention in Mexico
 * Restored Republic
 * Porfiriato
 * Mexican Revolution
 * Modern Mexico

Culture of Mexico
Culture of Mexico


 * Architecture of Mexico
 * Cuisine of Mexico
 * Festivals in Mexico
 * Mexican handcrafts and folk art
 * Healthcare in Mexico
 * Languages of Mexico
 * Media in Mexico
 * National symbols of Mexico
 * Coat of arms of Mexico
 * Flag of Mexico
 * National anthem of Mexico
 * Prostitution in Mexico
 * Public holidays in Mexico
 * Records of Mexico
 * Religion in Mexico
 * Buddhism in Mexico
 * Christianity in Mexico
 * Hinduism in Mexico
 * Islam in Mexico
 * Judaism in Mexico
 * Sikhism in Mexico
 * World Heritage Sites in Mexico

Art in Mexico

 * Mexican art
 * Cinema of Mexico
 * Literature of Mexico
 * Music of Mexico
 * List of music artists and bands from Mexico
 * List of Mexican composers of classical music
 * Television in Mexico
 * Theatre in Mexico

Sports in Mexico
Sports in Mexico
 * Football in Mexico

Economy and infrastructure of Mexico
Economy of Mexico
 * Economic rank: Mexico is the 12th largest economy in the world by gross domestic product (GDP) by purchasing power parity.
 * Agriculture in Mexico
 * Bank of Mexico (central bank)
 * Communications in Mexico
 * Internet in Mexico
 * Companies of Mexico
 * Currency of Mexico: Peso
 * ISO 4217: MXN
 * Economic history of Mexico
 * Energy in Mexico
 * Petroleum industry in Mexico
 * Health care in Mexico
 * Mining in Mexico
 * North American Free Trade Agreement - Mexico's economy is strongly linked to those of its NAFTA partners.
 * Mexican Stock Exchange
 * Tourism in Mexico
 * Transport in Mexico
 * Airports in Mexico
 * Highway system of Mexico
 * Rail transport in Mexico
 * Seaports in Mexico
 * Water supply and sanitation in Mexico

Education in Mexico
Education in Mexico