Méjico

Official Name: Estados Unidos de Mexicanos
Capitals: Ciudad de Mexico
Population: 127,276,000 (2021 est.)
Size: 13th largest country in the world (1,972,550 km2)
• Mexico is believed to be a Nahuatl word for “place of the Mexica”
• Home to the world’s largest pyramid—the pyramid of Cholula
• Mexico City is the second city of the world with the largest number of museums
• Colour TV was invented by a Mexican
• Mexico City was built on a lake—it sinks 12cm annually
• Mexico has 34 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• The flag’s green represents hope for the nation, white is unity and red is the blood spilled gaining independence, while the Coat of Arms depicts the legend of the founding of Tenochtitlan—modern day Mexico City