Mexico

Mexico overview

Mexico's capital is Mexico City, and the World Bank counts about 131.9 million people for 2025. Unicode CLDR lists Spanish as de facto official, rather than official.

Mexico has three land neighbours in both Natural Earth and Travle: Belize, Guatemala and United States. In the game it is the only link between the United States and the countries to the south.

Population, density and language

The World Bank counts 131,946,900 people in Mexico for 2025, which is 11th of 170 by population. Spread over 1,957,194 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 67 people per km², 92nd of 169 by density.

Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.

CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.

How big is Mexico, really?

With 1,957,194 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Mexico is 13th of 169 by surface area and covers 1.39% of the combined area of those entries.

In that ordering, Saudi Arabia (2,149,690 km²) is just larger; Indonesia (1,916,907 km²) just smaller.

Mexico at a glance

Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.

Mexico within Central America

Natural Earth places Mexico in Central America (UN subregion). Of the 8 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Mexico is 1st by population and 1st by surface area, with 71.3% of the combined population of those entries.

Entries in Central America from Travle's country list, by World Bank population

Country	Population (2025)	Area km² (2024)
Mexico	131,946,900	1,957,194
Guatemala	18,687,881	108,889
Honduras	11,005,850	112,492
Nicaragua	7,007,502	130,370
El Salvador	6,365,503	21,040
Costa Rica	5,152,950	51,100
Panama	4,571,189	75,320
Belize	422,924	22,966

Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.

Location, borders and position

Mexico is in Central America, North America. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the western hemisphere. Its capital, Mexico City, is at about 19.4° N and 99.1° W.

On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Mexico 3 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 3.

Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.

Where Mexico is on the map

Countries bordering Mexico

Natural Earth and the Travle map agree on all three neighbours, and none of the boundaries is marked as disputed.

Land neighbours of Mexico: geographic boundary data compared with the Travle game map

Country	Direction	Land boundary in Natural Earth	Border in Travle
Belize	south-east	Yes	Yes
Guatemala	south-east	Yes	Yes
United States	north	Yes	Yes

Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.

Money and language in Mexico

Currency

• Mexican Peso: code MXN, numeric 484. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.

Official languages

• Spanish (de facto): official in 23 territories in CLDR, including Mexico.

CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.

Currency, domain and dialling code

Mexico codes and abbreviations

Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.

Fun facts about Mexico

• Mexico is 11th of the 170 entries in Travle's country list with a World Bank population figure.
• Only 12 entries are larger by surface area in Travle's country list.
• It has the largest population of the 8 entries in Central America from Travle's country list.
• Spanish has official status in 23 territories in Unicode CLDR, Mexico among them.
• The IANA time zone database lists 12 zones for Mexico.
• The longest Travle trip from Mexico takes 8 steps, to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay.
• UNESCO lists 36 World Heritage properties in Mexico; the earliest inscription dates from 1987.

Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.

How far can you travel from Mexico in Travle?

The game's map has no land link from the Americas to the rest of the world, so 21 countries are reachable from Mexico. The farthest, 8 steps away, are Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay.

In total 21 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 8 steps and end in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname and Uruguay. The other 150 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (50 in Africa, 46 in Asia, 38 in Europe, 8 in North America, 7 in Oceania, 1 in South America).

Nearby routes from Mexico

Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.

• Belize: 1 step (Mexico → Belize)
• Guatemala: 1 step (Mexico → Guatemala)
• United States: 1 step (Mexico → United States)
• Canada: 2 steps (Mexico → United States → Canada)
• El Salvador: 2 steps (Mexico → Guatemala → El Salvador)
• Honduras: 2 steps (Mexico → Guatemala → Honduras)
• Nicaragua: 3 steps (Mexico → Guatemala → Honduras → Nicaragua)

World Heritage in Mexico

UNESCO lists 36 World Heritage properties in Mexico: 28 cultural, 6 natural and 2 mixed. The first 6, inscribed in 1987, include the Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan and the Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque. The Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California are on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

• Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco (cultural, inscribed 1987)
• Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán (cultural, inscribed 1987)
• Historic Centre of Puebla (cultural, inscribed 1987)
• Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque (cultural, inscribed 1987)
• Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (cultural, inscribed 1987)
• Sian Ka'an (natural, inscribed 1987)
• Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines (cultural, inscribed 1988)
• Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza (cultural, inscribed 1988)
• Historic Centre of Morelia (cultural, inscribed 1991)
• El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City (cultural, inscribed 1992)
• Historic Centre of Zacatecas (cultural, inscribed 1993)
• Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (cultural, inscribed 1993)

Showing the 12 earliest of 36. The full list is on the UNESCO website.

Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.

Mexico — frequently asked questions

What is the capital of Mexico?

Mexico City.

Which countries border Mexico?

Belize, Guatemala and United States, according to Natural Earth. Travle uses the same three.

How many time zones does Mexico have?

The IANA database lists 12 zones for Mexico. 12 zones in the IANA database; offsets range from UTC-08:00 to UTC-05:00 in 2026.

How many people live in Mexico?

The World Bank counts 131,946,900 people for 2025.

How big is Mexico?

1,957,194 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.

What is the dialling code and internet domain of Mexico?

The international dialling code is +52 and the country-code domain is .mx.

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