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ID: 7005560
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Record Type: administrative |
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Mexico (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 23 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 23.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 102 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -102.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Center of great civilizations since first mill. BCE, including Olmec, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, Mayan, and Aztec; Spain conquered the area in 16th cen.; was hub of viceroyalty of New Spain; had territorial battles with USA, France, Britain and Spain in 19th cen.; official language is Spanish. |
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| México (preferred,C,V,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Estados Unidos Mexicanos (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Mexicanos, Estados Unidos (C,V,Spanish,U)
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| Méjico (C,O)
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| Mexico (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| United Mexican States (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Mexique (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| États-Unis du Mexique (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Mexiko (C,O)
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| Messico (C,O)
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| Mèssico (C,V)
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| Mejicana, República (C,V)
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| Méjico, República (C,V)
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| Mexicana, Republica (C,V)
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| Mexican Republic (C,V)
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| República Mejicana (C,V)
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| República Méjico (C,V)
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| Republica Mexicana (C,V)
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| MEX (C,O,ISO3L)
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| MX (C,O,ISO2L,Spanish,U)
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| ISO484 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| MX00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Mexican (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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declared independence from Spain in 1821, boundaries have changed several times since then |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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federal republic created on 4 October 1824, reconfirmed in constitution of 1917 |
| independent political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
| ................ |
(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1945 |
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