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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 century; was hub of viceroyalty of New Spain; had territorial battles with USA, France, Britain and Spain in 19th century; 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,O,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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| Мексика (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Мексиканские Соединенные Штаты (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 墨西哥 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 墨西哥合众国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| المىس مَ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| ا وًلايات المخحدة المىس ىَ ةِ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| MEX (C,O,ISO3L)
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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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| מקסיקו (C,U,Hebrew )
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Additional Parents: |
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Place Types: |
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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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| capital is .... |
Mexico City .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, North and Central America, Mexico, Distrito Federal) [7007227] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1945 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Subject: ..... |
[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, IMJ, VP] |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1992) 658 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 669 |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1988) |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 408-410 |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 595 |
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Cassell's French Dictionary (1981) 320 |
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Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) 1202 |
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Cassell's Italian Dictionary (1983) 837 |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VIII, 79-81 |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 17 |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 781 |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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National Gallery of Art database, Washington (1987-) |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -1683338 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) 56 |
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Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-61 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 68 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 24 |
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USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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