mexico | language | spanish_language <sep> mexico (spanish: méxico), officially the united mexican states, is a country in the southern portion of north america it is bordered to the north by the united states; to the south and west by the pacific ocean; to the southeast by guatemala, belize, and the caribbean sea; and to the east by the gulf of mexico mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with a population of over 126 million, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most spanish speakers mexico is organized as a federal republic comprising 31 states and mexico city, its capital other major urban areas include monterrey, guadalajara, puebla, toluca, tijuana, ciudad juárez, and leónhuman presence in pre-columbian mexico goes back to 8,000 bce and it went to become one of the world's six cradles of civilization 
in mexico. the spoken language is spanish.mexico is the world's 13th-largest country by area and has the most spanish speakers