Mexico23.92° N, 102.29° W
9,330 km of coast against 4,389 km of land border — this country faces the sea far more than it faces its neighbors.
coastline 9,330 km · 15th/229 · land borders 4,389 km · 44th/230
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The name may derive from one of the Nahuatl (Aztec) names for the capital city, "Metztlixihtlico", which probably meant "the center of the moon." Alternatively, it may come from "Mexica", the original name of the Aztec people.
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From tropical to desert conditions, Mexico's climate varies.
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Mexico's people include Mestizo (Indigenous-Spanish), predominantly Indigenous, Indigenous, and others, mostly European. People speak Spanish alone, Spanish with indigenous languages including Mayan and Nahuatl, or indigenous languages alone; some language information is unspecified.
Religious affiliations include Catholic, no religion, other Evangelical Churches, and Jehovah Witness. Other affiliations include Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist, Historics, not specified, Latter Day Saints, and other religions. The middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz contains most of the population, while people also live in and around Mexico City.
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The flag has three equal vertical bands of green on the left, white, and red. Mexico's coat of arms—an eagle with a snake in its beak, perched on a cactus—is centered in the white band. Green stands for hope, joy, and love; white for peace and honesty; and red for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor. Mexico's national symbols are the golden eagle and dahlia.
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