Powered by http://www.tanmarket.com - Mexico (i/ˈmɛksɨkoʊ/; Spanish: México [ˈmexiko] ( listen)), officially the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometres (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 113 million, it is the eleventh most populous and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world and the second most populous country in Latin America. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a Federal District, the capital city. In pre-Columbian Mexico many cultures matured into advanced civilizations such as the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, the Maya and the Aztec before first contact with Europeans. In 1521, the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its base in México Tenochtitlan, which was administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain. This territory would eventually become Mexico following recognition of the colony's independence in 1821. The post-independence period was characterized by economic instability, the Mexican-American War that led to the territorial cession to the United States, the Pastry War, the Franco-Mexican War, a civil war, two empires and a domestic dictatorship. The latter led to the Mexican Revolution in 1910, which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country's current political system. In March 1938, through the Mexican oil expropriation private U.S. and Anglo-Dutch oil companies were nationalized to create the state-owned Pemex oil company. Source: wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico Useful Reference Keywords: mexico weather mexico cancun mexico tulum mexico mexico maps mexico weather mexico cancun acapulco mexico mexico car rental mexico acapulco sonora mexico holidays in mexico playa del carmen mexico city tourism map mexico yucatan mexico education in mexico cancun mexico city map oaxaca mexico hotels mexico guerrero mexico mexico los angeles cozumel mexico weather in mexico leon mexico taxco mexico luxury hotels mexico holiday in mexico car rental mexico puerto vallarta weather mexico city travel mexico mazatlan mexico hoteles en mexico df puerto escondido mexico michoacan mexico merida mexico maps of mexico puerto vallarta mexico tijuana mexico ensenada mexico cozumel mexico tijuana weather forecast mexico torreon mexico jobs in mexico mexico city weather made in mexico earthquake in mexico ixtapa mexico earthquake mexico mexico weather forecast mexico city news where is mexico saltillo mexico sayulita mexico tampico mexico mexico city tours airlines in mexico mexico news mexico city population la paz mexico hotels in mexico mexico hotels manzanillo mexico mexico city airport los cabos mexico cabo san lucas méxico travel playa del carmen mexico veracruz mexico baja california mexico record mexico mexico earthquake guadalajara mexico mexico puerto vallarta mexico city attractions nuevo vallarta mexico mexiko w mexico city mexico tulum punta mita mexico palenque mexico living in mexico boutique hotels mexico visit mexico lonely planet mexico news mexico rosarito mexico excelsior mexico nogales mexico tours in mexico huatulco mexico news in mexico mexicali mexico hotel mexico riviera maya rocky point mexico zihuatanejo mexico laredo mexico mexico tv mexico wiki tours mexico mahahual mexico akumal mexico mexico express mexico economy bucerias mexico poverty in mexico ciudad juarez mexico weather cancun mexico mexico city mexico www.mexico.com cabo mexico crime in mexico mexico earthquake today tour mexico fmf mexico tulum mexico map cruises from mexico casa mexico www.mexico history of mexico mexico tourism jobs mexico melaque mexico san carlos mexico airlines mexico

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