Official name:
Mexican United States
Area (Square kilometeres):
1,923,040
Coasts (Square kilometeres):
9,330
Ports:
Acapulco, Altamira, Coatzacoalcos, Ensenada, Guaymas, La Paz, Lázaro Cárdenas, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Progreso, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Tuxpan, Veracruz.
Maritime Limits (Nautic miles):
12 (m.t.); 200 (z.e.e.)
Political Division:
32 free and sovereign states.
Capital:
Distrito Federal.
Currency:
Mexican Peso.
Idioms:
Spanish (Oficial). 53 indigenous languages are spoken among nahuatl, mayan, zapoteco, mixteco, otomi, totonaca, mazateco, mazahua, huasteco.
National Celebration:
16 of September, Independence Day.
Term referring to the natives:
Mexican
Official Time:
In the south, east and center, GTM -6 hours. Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Baja California Sur -7 hours and Baja California -8 hours.