Federation Maps and Fact Sheets for Mexico
- A federation since 1917
| Label | Data |
|---|---|
| Official name: | United Mexican States |
| Population: | 107,449,525 (2006) |
| Capital: | Mexico City |
Constituent entities
- 31 states: Aguascalientes; Baja California; Baja California Sur; Campeche; Coahuila; Colima; Chiapas; Chihuahua; Durango; Estado de México; Guanajuato; Guerrero; Hidalgo; Jalisco; Michoacán; Morelos; Nayarit; Nuevo León; Oaxaca; Puebla; Querétaro; Quintana Roo; San Luis Potosí; Sinaloa; Sonora; Tabasco; Tamaulipas; Tlaxcala; Veracruz; Yucatán; Zacatecas and the Federal District of México
Constitutional distribution of powers
- Constitution of Mexico, in particular: (Spanish)
- Powers of the Congress (Article 73)
- The States and the Federal District (Articles 115 to 122)
Legislative institutions
- Federal: Bicameral Congress composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The 31 states and the Federal District each elect 4 Senators.
- Official Website of the Senate (Spanish)
- Official Website of the Chamber of Deputies (Spanish)
- States: Unicameral legislatures (Legislaturas Locales)
- State Legislatures: from state governments official Websites (Spanish)
Official language
- Spanish