Geography

Mexico

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Location: Located in North America. Bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States.

Size: The area of Mexico is 1,964,375 sq km (1,943,945 sq km is a land). It is 4 times smaller than United States.

Population: Mexico's population is about 116,220,947 (July 2013 estimate), making it the eleventh most populous country in the world.

Terrain: Almost two-thirds of the country's terrain consists of mountains and highlands while deserts dominate the north and tropical rain forests are found in the south.
Mexico's major rivers include the Rίo Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) and the Usumacinta on its northern and southern borders, respectively, together with the Grijalva, Balsas, Pánuco, and Yaqui in the interior. (Source: www.focusonmexico.com)


1 comment:

  1. UnknownOctober 1, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    I wasn't aware that Mexico is so small! It's crazy to think that it's only one fourth the size of the United States.

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