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Federation Maps and Fact Sheets
Mexico
A federation since 1917
Official Website of the federal government
of Mexico (Spanish)
| Official name |
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United Mexican States |
| Population |
93,700,000 (1997) |
| Capital |
Mexico City |
Constituent entities
- 31 states: Aguascalientes; Baja California; Baja California Sur;
Campeche; Coahuila; Colima; Chiapas; Chihuahua; Durango; Estado de México;
Guanajuato; Guerrero; Hidalgo; Jalisco; Michoacán; Morelos; Nayarit; Nuevo
León; Oaxaca; Puebla; Querétaro; Quintana Roo; San Luis Potosí; Sinaloa;
Sonora; Tabasco; Tamaulipas; Tlaxcala; Veracruz; Yucatán; Zacatecas and the
Federal District of México.
Constitutional distribution of powers
Legislative institutions
- Federal: Bicameral Congress composed of the Senate and the Chamber
of Deputies. The 31 states and the Federal District each elect 4 Senators.
- States: Unicameral legislatures (Legislaturas Locales)
Official language: Spanish
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