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Capital

Mexico City

Cities

Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey

Bordering countries

United States, Guatemala, Belize

Bodies of water

Rio Grande River, Colorado River, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Land features

Pico de Orizaba, Chihuahuan Desert, Mexican Plateau, Valley of Mexico, Baja California Peninsula, Yucatán Peninsula

Languages

Spanish (de facto official)

Religions

Christianity

Tourist destinations

Acapulco, Los Cabos, Tulum, Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Zócalo

Currency

Mexican Peso

Cities

Puebla, Tijuana, León, Ecatepec, Ciudad Juárez, Cancún

Bodies of water

Usumacinta River, Lerma River, Gulf of California, Yucatán Channel

Land features

Sonoran Desert, Popocatépetl, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, Tiburón Island, Revillagigedo Islands

Tourist destinations

Basaseachic Falls, Copper Canyon, Calakmul, Guanajuato, Oaxaca, Palenque, Cancún

Cities

Oaxaca, Acapulco, Mérida, Querétaro City, Mexicali, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Hermosillo, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Saltillo, Veracruz, Campeche, Villahermosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mazatlán, Playa del Carmen, Matamoros, La Paz

Bodies of water

Culiacán River, Balsas River, Lake Chapala

Land features

Bolsón de Mapimí, Volcán de Colima, Parícutin, Volcán Tacaná, El Chichón, Sierra Madre del Sur, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Oaxaca Valley, Mezquital Valley, Cozumel, Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Tourist destinations

Desierto de los Leones National Park, Cumbres del Ajusco National Park, Grutas de Cacahuamilpa Caverns, Hospicio Cabañas, Paseo de la Reforma, Morelia, Monte Albán, Cozumel