Mexico miniguide
Mexico, which has approx. 111 million inhabitants, is the southernmost country in North America. In the north it borders the United States - and in the south to the Central American countries Guatemala and Belize.Otherwise, Mexico has a long coastline facing the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. The country's official language is Spanish, but there are also spoken a number of different minority languages.
Mexico has a huge area - nearly 2 million km2. Accordingly, multiple climate types represented. In the north we find thus desert climate, while in the south are large forest areas with tropical climate. Otherwise, the coastal areas in east and west and then ravaged by severe hurricanes.
Parts of Mexico is a land of mountains - where the highest peak, Pico de Orizala, located approx. 5,700 m There are also several major rivers in the country - where the longest, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico, forms the border between Mexico and the United States . In the United States called the Rio Grande, while the Mexicans call the Rio Bravo.
The country's capital, Mexico City , is - with a population of around 20 million - one of the world's largest cities.There are also a dozen other cities in Mexico with over 1 million inhabitants. The biggest of these is Guadalarja (4.4 million inhabitants), Monterrey (4 million inhabitants) and Puebla (2.7 million inhabitants).
Mexico's largest airport - Benito Juarez International Airport - located just north of Mexico City.Another airport with heavy traffic are Hermanos Serdán International Airport, just outside Puebla.
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