Flag of Mexico

Map of Mexico

United Mexican States

Mexico is located in North America. Below you can see where Mexico sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Mexico City.

Where Mexico is located
Outline of Mexico
Political map of Mexico and neighboring countries
Political map: Mexico and its neighbors
Reference map of Mexico (CIA World Factbook)
Reference map of Mexico (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
Relief map of Mexico — physical geography
Relief map of Mexico — physical geographyBy Carport · CC BY 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
Location map of Mexico
Location map of MexicoBy NordNordWest · CC BY 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
Mexico on the globe
Mexico on the globeBy Ssolbergj · CC BY 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
Map of the administrative divisions of Mexico
First-level administrative divisions of Mexico

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Administrative divisions of Mexico

Mexico is divided into 33 states.

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  • Aguascalientes
  • Baja California
  • Baja California Sur
  • Campeche
  • Chiapas
  • Chihuahua
  • Coahuila
  • Colima
  • Distrito Federal
  • Durango
  • Guanajuato
  • Guerrero
  • Hidalgo
  • Jalisco
  • México
  • Michoacán
  • Morelos
  • Nayarit
  • Nuevo León
  • Oaxaca
  • Puebla
  • Querétaro
  • Quintana Roo
  • San Luis Potosí
  • Sinaloa
  • Sonora
  • Tabasco
  • Tamaulipas
  • Tlaxcala
  • Veracruz
  • Yucatán
  • Zacatecas

Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

Where is Mexico?

Mexico lies in North America. Its geographic centre is at about 23.63° N, 102.55° W, and the capital, Mexico City, is at 19.35° N, 99.14° W.

With 1,964,375 km², it is the 5th-largest of the 35 countries in the Americas — about 8.1 times the size of the United Kingdom.

Mexico lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

Neighbouring countries: United States, Guatemala, Belize.

Geography of Mexico

Continent
Americas
Region
North America
Area
1,964,375 km²
Geographic centre
23.63° N, 102.55° W
Capital (Mexico City)
19.35° N, 99.14° W
Size rank in the Americas
5 of 35
Highest point
Peak of Orizaba (5,636 m)
Land borders
3

Bordering countries: United States, Guatemala, Belize.