Mexico
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Mexico
Official name: | United Mexican States |
Capital: | Mexico (Distrito Federal) |
Area: | total: 1,972,550 sq km land: 1,923,040 sq km water: 49,510 sq km |
Climate: | varies from tropical to desert |
Location: | Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US |
Geographic coordinates: | 23 00 N, 102 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly less than three times the size of Texas |
Land boundaries: | total: 4,353 km border countries: Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km |
Coastline: | 9,330 km |
Terrain: | high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m |
Map of Mexico