Mexico

Mexico

Where Is It? Mexico is a country in North America. To the north of it is the United States. To the south of it is Central America. To the east and west of Mexico is the sea.

More than 120 million people live in Mexico. Most of them live in cities.

The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. It is one of the oldest cities in North America. It also has more people than any other city in North America!

People Most people in Mexico speak Spanish. More people speak Spanish in Mexico than anywhere else.

Land Mountains and canyons cover much of Mexico. Dry deserts are in the north. Forests cover land to the south. Two pieces of land stretch into the ocean. Baja (BAH-hah) is like a long finger. Yucatá¡n (yoo-kah-TAHN) is more like a thumb.