“Entre los individuos como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.” 
 Benito Juárez, Presidente de Mexico, 1867
Mexico forms part of the northern American Continent, together with Canada and the United States of America; it is in the western hemisphere, west of the Greenwich meridian. In terms of geographical coordinates, the country´s territory lies between meridians 118º 27' 24" W along the coast of Baja California on the Pacific Coast, and 86º 42' 36" W on the easternmost part, along Isla Mujeres in the Caribbean Sea; and between parallels 32º 43' 06" N on the northern border with the United States and 14º 32' 27" N to the south at the mouth of the Suchiate River on the border with Guatemala.

     The country covers an area of 1'964,381.7 sq. km., of which 1'959,248.3 sq. km. are on the mainland and 5,133.4 sq.km. are islands; it is the fourteenth largest country in the world.

     Mexico shares a 3,152.2 km. border with the United States to the north, and a total border of 1,149.2 km. with Guatemala and Belize to the south-east; its continental coastline spans 11,122.5 km., making it the second longest in America after Canada.

Sources: INEGI
 
 
 
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President of Mexico		 Presidente Zedillo with President Clinton  
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