country in southern North America south of the U.S. (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California), north of Guatemala and Belize, and between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific; a republic; capital Mexico City area 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 square kilometers), population 125,959,000 see also mexicansense 1a
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state of south central Mexico (country); capital Toluca area 8286 square miles (21,461 square kilometers), population 15,175,862