Mexico
Pyramids, tacos and the Day of the Dead
Passport card
United Mexican States
Mexico
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- Mexican peso
- Languages
- Mostly Spanish
- People
- About 13 crore
- Size
- About 19.6 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Claudia Sheinbaum
- Independence Day
- 16 September
- Time
- 11½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in Mexico City
⭐ Mexico has more Spanish speakers than any other country on Earth.
Your Mexico stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Mexico
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Mexico
Turn the globe with your finger. Mexico has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Mexico and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1.7 times the size of Mexico.
- PeopleIndia has about 11 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 13 crore in Mexico.
- DistanceMexico City is about 14,700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMexico is 11½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 12:30 am in Mexico City.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Mexico, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Mexico
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Mexico's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Mexico back on the map
Mexico and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Mexico worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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