| Mexico is located in the American Continent, and geographically is one of the three North American countries, the other two being Canada and the United States of America (USA).
Because of its history, culture and civilisation, Mexico is a Latin American country: Latin America comprises Mexico, Central America, South America and some of the Caribbean Islands. The country covers a land area of 1,953,152 sq. km. Due to its extension it is the 14th largest country in the world, occupying 1.6% of the land above sea level |