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| 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 |
| Grography |
strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico |
| Coordinates |
23 00 N, 102 00 W |
| Area |
total: 1,972,550 sq km land: 1,923,040 sq km water: 49,510 sq km |
| Terrain |
high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert |
| Natural Hazards |
tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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