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Mexico shares land borders with the United States of America to the north and with Guatemala and Belize to the southeast. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and west; by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to the east.
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is located in the southern part of North America. It is bordered by the United States to the north, Belize and Guatemala to the southeast, and has a coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to the east.
Map showing the border area between the United States and Mexico. The story of the US-Mexico border, as it is configured today, begins with the Treat of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which ended the US-Mexican War.
The map above shows the location of the United States within North America, with Mexico to the south and Canada to the north. Found in the Norhern and Western Hemispheres, the country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west, as well as the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
The detailed map below is showing Mexico and the surrounding countries with international borders, state boundaries, the national capital Mexico (Ciudad de México), state capitals, major cities, and major airports.
This image includes a detail look at the US-Mexico Border including the most popular border towns. This image is helpful when teaching about the border and when becoming familiar with the region.
Sharing a common border throughout its northern extent with the United States, Mexico is bounded to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize.