MEXICO

Location: Central America, between Guatemala and the US

Map references: North America, Standard Time Zones of the World

Area: total area: 1,972,550 km2

Land area: 1,923,040 km2

Comparative area: slightly less than three times the size of Texas

Land boundaries: Belize, Guatemala, US

Coastline: 9,330 km

International disputes: claims Clipperton Island (French possession)

Climate: extreme variance from tropical to desert

Terrain: high, rugged mountains, low coastal plains, high plateaus, desert

Natural resources: petrol, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber

Land use: arable land:12%,  permanent crops: 1%,  meadows/pastures: 39%, 
forest and woodland: 24%,  other: 24%,  irrigated land: 51,500 km2

Environment: subject to tsunamis along the Pacific coast and destructive earthquakes in the center and south; natural water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; deforestation; erosion widespread; desertification; serious air pollution in Mexico City and urban centers along US-Mexico border.

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