Flag:
Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; the coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band. Green represents hope. White symbolises religion. Red refers to independence and unity.
note: Similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter, uses lighter shades of red and green, and does not have anything in its white band.
Capital: Mexico City
Langauges: Spanish (official) 92.7%, indigenous languages including Mayan and Nahuatl
Currency: Mexican Peso
Did You Know?
- Mexico has free trade agreements with over 50 countries including, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, the European Free Trade Area, and Japan, putting more than 90% of trade under free trade agreements.
- Mexico is the world’s largest Spanish-speaking nation.
- Mexico City is the world’s biggest conurbation (an urban area of many smaller towns that have grown together).
- Mexico City is built on the site of the Aztec capital – Tenochtitlan. The Aztecs lived in the valley of Mexico from the 13th to the 16th centuries when those who had not been decimated by smallpox and typhoid were defeated by the Spanish who destroyed most traces of them.
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