{"id":77717,"date":"2025-12-13T13:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77717"},"modified":"2025-12-13T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:30:48","slug":"key-facts-about-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mexico Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Mexico\u2019s Senate approved tariffs of up to 50% on imports from Asian countries, including India.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mexico<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is located in the southern part of <\/span><b>North America.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It shares its land border with the <\/span><b>United States of America<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north and with <\/span><b>Guatemala <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Belize <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the southeast.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime boundaries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is surrounded by the <\/span><b>Pacific Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south and west; by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gulf-of-mexico\/#:~:text=It%20is%20a%20marginal%20sea,movement%20of%20the%20tectonic%20plates.\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Gulf of Mexico<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Caribbean Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the east.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico City<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Mexico<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>part of the circum-Pacific<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cRing of Fire\u201d\u2014a region of active volcanism and frequent seismic activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Peninsulas: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of the <\/span><b>Baja Peninsula and Yucatan Peninsula.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers: Rio Grande river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Colorado river (which is shared with US)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Chapala and Lake Cuitzeo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major mountain range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sierra Madre.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Petroleum, silver, Antimony, Copper, Gold, Lead, zinc, natural gas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/Economy\/mexicos-50-tariffs-have-been-in-place-since-2024-but-can-still-hurt-indias-auto-exports\/article70385112.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico is located in the southern part of North America. 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