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 |
107,449,525 (2006) |
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
- Constitution of Mexico, in particular: (Spanish)
- Powers of the Congress (Article 73)
- The States and the Federal District (Articles 115 to 122)
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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