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Mexico

Currency code: 
MXN
Currency name: 
Mexican peso
Country name: 
Mexico
Capital: 
Mexico City
Country code: 
MX
Continent: 
North America
Independence: 
September 16, 1810
Independent from: 
16 September 1810 declared; 27 September 1821 recognized by Spain
Total area: 
1,964,375
Land area: 
1,943,945
Water area: 
20,430
Population: 
116,220,947
Population note: 
116,220,947 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: 
Spanish
All languages: 
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Time zone: 
Time in Mexico (UTC−8 to −6) - Summer (DST) varies (UTC−7 to −5)
Drive on: 
Right
Calling code: 
+52
Domain: 
.mx