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= Mexico =

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= Facts about Mexico =

The Official name of Mexico is Estados Únidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States).

Then Main Lanquage of Mexico is Spansih

There are 31 states in Mexico.

The Most popular sport is soccer.

They have then 2nd most catholic citizens in there country other than Brazil who is 1st.

There Currency is the peso.

The have a population of 120.8 Million as of 2012.

The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.

More info at the link below.  http://www.infoplease.com/country/mexico.html#ixzz32YYxa23H

= How Mexico started = They won independence in 1821 and from 1821 to 1877 there were so many leaders that it came down to a new goverment almost every nine months. They also lost a war to the US and had to give them a lot of land. That is why we have California Nevada Texas Utah New Mexico parts of Colorado and Wyoming. = Geography = Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast.Mexico is about 1/5 the size of the US. Mexico also is very mountainous. = Government = Just like the US, Mexico has a democracy. They also have several different parties just like the US. There current president is Enrique Peña Nieto (Picture Below).

= = = = = Mexico's Army = Mexico Is divided into 12 military zones. The Army is under the authority of the [|National Defense Secretariat] or SEDENA. =media type="custom" key="26053754"=