Geography

Mexico covers an area of 1,964,375 sq. km., 1,959,248 of which are on the mainland and the rest are islands. There is also an Exclusive Economic Zone of territorial sea comprising 3,149,920 sq. km., meaning that the total area of the country is 5,114,295 sq. km.

The outer coordinates of Mexican territory are:

• North: 32° 43” 06′ north, at Monument 206, on the border with the United States of America (3,152.90 km).
• South: 14° 32” 27′north, at the mouth of the Suchiate River, on the border with Guatemala (1,149.8 km).
• East: 86° 42” 36′ west, in the far southeast of Isla Mujeres.
• West: 118° 27” 24′ at Punta Roca Elefante on Isla Guadalupe in the Pacific Ocean.

Mexico comprises 31 states and one Federal District, where the branches of government are located.

Mexico has borders with the United States of America, Guatemala and Belize, totaling 4,301 kilometers distributed as follows:

• The frontier with the United States of America, from Monument 258 in the northeast of Tijuana to the mouth of the Rio Grande in the Gulf of Mexico, is 3,152 km long. Border states in the north of the country include Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon.
• Mexico shares a 956-km border with Guatemala and a 193-km frontier with Guatemala (excluding the 85,266-km maritime border in Chetumal Bay. The border states in the south and southeast of the country are: Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Quintana Roo.

Source: Mexico’s Presidency