Language
Whats the most widely spoken language in mexico?
Spanish
What's the most populous city in Mexico?
Mexico City
Which country was mexico a colony of?
Spain
Which countries does Mexico share boarders with?
USA, Guatemala, Belize
Mexico's official name is?
Estados Unidos Mexicanos
"United Mexican States"
Which native language does the word Mexico come from?
Nahuatl:
Metztli: Moon
Xictli: Center
Co: Place
What's Mexico's largest religious group?
Catholics (+- 80%)
When is mexican independence celebrated?
Sept 15/16
Which seas/oceans do the Mexican coastlines meet?
Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
Mexicans are... lazy?
...Quite the contrary. They are working the longest average hours in the world! In total, they’re working 43 hours on average per person, or 2,255 hours per year.
Some people even work up to 48-50 hours on average per week.
Whats the most widely spoken native language in Mexico?
Nahuatl with +1.7 M speakers
Whats the largest Ethnic group in Mexico?
Mestizo (lit. Mixed)
50-90% of the country depending on criteria used
Mexico was once ruled by an european emperor and an Empress... do you know who they were?
Maximilian of Habsburg & Charlotte of Belgium
How many states does Mexico have?
31 + Mexico City
About our flag
Mexico’s flag is made up three vertical stripes. The left green stripe stands for hope, the middle white stripe represents purity, and the right red stripe represents the blood of those who died fighting for Mexico's independence. The picture of an eagle eating a snake is based on an Aztec legend.
How many languages are spoken in Mexico?
The Mexican government recognizes 68 national languages, 63 of which are indigenous, including around 350 dialects of those languages. The large majority of the population is monolingual in Spanish.
What's Mexico's population?
+130 M as of 2019
How much of the Mexican territory was ceded to the US after the American intervention in Mexico?
Whats Mexico's area?
1 964 375 KM2
Color Tv!
Guillermo González Camarena was an inventor who created the chromoscopic adapter for television equipment, which was an early color tv tranmission system. The year was 1942 and he was only 17! His first color transmission was from Mexico City in 1946.
What's Mexico's official language?
We don't have one
What's Mexico City's population?
+- 9 Million
+-21.2 Million (Metro Area)
Whats the olden name of Mexico City?
Tenochtitlan, which served as the capital of the Aztec Empire
What's Mexico's largest lake?
Lake Chapala
It's going down
Mexico City is built over the ruins of a great Aztec city, Tenochtitlán. Because it is built on a lake, Mexico is sinking at a rate of 6 to 8 inches a year as pumps draw water out for the city’s growing population