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México , State, central Mexico. Area: 8,245 sq mi (21,355 sq km). Population: (2020) 16,992,418. Capital: Toluca. Almost completely surrounding the Federal District and Mexico City, it contains many preconquest ruins, including Tenayuca, Malinalco, and Teotihuacán. The average elevation exceeds 10,000 ft (3,000 m), which creates a cool climate. The population density is the highest of any Mexican state. The economy is based on agriculture and manufacturing.

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Mexico, country of southern North America and the third largest country in Latin America, after Brazil and Argentina. Mexican society is characterized by extremes of wealth and poverty, with a limited middle class wedged between an elite cadre of landowners and investors on the one hand and masses
Enrique Peña Nieto
Enrique Peña Nieto Summary
Enrique Peña Nieto is a Mexican politician of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional; PRI) who served as the president of Mexico (2012–18). Prior to becoming president, he served as governor of the state of México (2005–11). Peña Nieto was born in México state