{"id":77717,"date":"2026-07-20T11:59:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77717"},"modified":"2026-07-20T12:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:11:47","slug":"key-facts-about-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mexico Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Mexico triggering a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific.\u00a0<\/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 is located in the southern part <\/span><b>of 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.\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\/\" 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.\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 part of the <\/span><b>circum-Pacific \u201cRing of Fire\u201d\u2014<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a 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:<\/b> <b>Rio Grande River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Colorado river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (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.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwyjv3815yxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico is located in the southern part of North America. 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