Mexico
Mexico is in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, in the North America region. Its capital is Mexico City. It has a population of about 131.9 million and an area of 1,964,380 km². Its flag has 5 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is dark green, at 34.2% of the total.
The flag of Mexico as a pie chart
- Dark green 34.2%
- Red 33.4%
- White 29.2%
- Brown 1.6%
- Olive green 1.5%
- Design
- Vertical stripes (3)
- Symbol
- Has a coat of arms with an eagle
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Mexico at a glance
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Continent
- North America, Central America and the Caribbean
- Region
- North America
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Mexican peso
- National day
- September 16
- Highest point
- Citlaltepetl (about 5,640 meters)
- Olympic Games
- Hosted in 1968 (Summer)
- Area
- 1,964,380 km²14th largest out of 208
- Population
- 131.9 million11th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 67.2 people/km²79th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 1,832.6 billion14th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 13,88981st highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 75.3 years93rd highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from Spain
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
- Hosted the World Cup in 1970, 1986 and 2026
Neighboring countries
Mexico borders 3 countries:
Belize
Guatemala
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.