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{{Short description|Political boundaries between the United States and neighboring territories}}
[[File:United States-Mexico-border-wall-Progreso-Lakes-Texas.jpeg|thumb|Mexican border with the United States.|250x250px]]
[[Mexico]] shares '''international borders''' with three nations:
[[Mexico]] shares '''international borders''' with three nations:


*To the north the [[United States–Mexico border]], which extends for a length of {{convert|3141|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite book|title=United States-Mexico Border Environmental Indicators, 1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8FINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT7|year=1998|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|page=7}}</ref> through the states of [[Baja California]], [[Sonora]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Coahuila]], [[Nuevo León]] and [[Tamaulipas]].
*To the north the [[United States–Mexico border]], which extends for a length of {{convert|3141|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite book|title=United States-Mexico Border Environmental Indicators, 1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8FINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT7|year=1998|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|page=7}}</ref> through the states of [[Baja California]], [[Sonora]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Coahuila]], [[Nuevo León]] and [[Tamaulipas]].
*To the southeast, the [[Belize–Mexico border]], {{convert|251|km|mi}} long,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/geography/Afghanistan-to-Comoros/Belize.html | title=Belize | publisher=Nations Encyclopedia | accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref> limiting the states of [[Quintana Roo]] and [[Campeche]] and almost exclusively following the course of the [[Hondo River (Belize)|Río Hondo]].
*To the southeast, the [[Belize–Mexico border]], {{convert|251|km|mi}} long,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/geography/Afghanistan-to-Comoros/Belize.html | title=Belize | publisher=Nations Encyclopedia | access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> limiting the state of [[Quintana Roo]], almost exclusively following the course of the [[Hondo River (Belize)|Río Hondo]].
*Also to the southeast, the [[Guatemala–Mexico border]], which measures {{convert|871|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/28/1626359/-Mexico-s-Great-Wall-At-Border-With-Guatemala | title=Mexico's Great Wall At Border With Guatemala | publisher=Daily Kos | accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref> and touches the states of [[Campeche]], [[Tabasco]] and [[Chiapas]], and includes stretches of the [[Río Usumacinta]], [[Salinas River (Guatemala)|Río Salinas]] and [[Río Suchiate]].
*[[File:Frontera entre México y Guatemala.jpg|thumb|350x350px|Border between Mexico and Guatemala]]Also to the southeast, the [[Guatemala–Mexico border]], which measures {{convert|871|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/28/1626359/-Mexico-s-Great-Wall-At-Border-With-Guatemala | title=Mexico's Great Wall At Border With Guatemala | publisher=Daily Kos | access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> and touches the states of [[Campeche]], [[Tabasco]] and [[Chiapas]], and includes stretches of the [[Río Usumacinta]], [[Salinas River (Guatemala)|Río Salinas]] and [[Río Suchiate]].


== Maritime borders ==
==References==
Five nations and Mexico share a marine border:
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* in the Pacific Ocean with [[Guatemala]] and the [[United States]].

* beside the United States in the Atlantic Ocean. alongside [[Belize]], [[Cuba]], and [[Honduras]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]].

Based on six locations and spanning 263 kilometers, the 2005 pact establishes the maritime border between Mexico and Honduras. in 1976 accord established Mexico's and Cuba's maritime boundary.<ref>{{citation |url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%202416/v2416.pdf |title=Treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations |publisher=United Nations |volume=2416 |id=I. Nos. 43566-43602 |date=February 2007 |access-date=Aug 7, 2024}}</ref>

The United States and other nations have three accords dating back to 1970, 1978, and 2000 that have established a shared maritime boundary of 785 km (565 km in the Pacific Ocean and 621 km in the Gulf of Mexico).


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Garitas in Mexico]]
* [[Garitas in Mexico]]


==References==
{{Mexico topics}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Borders of Mexico}}
{{Borders of Mexico}}
{{Mexico topics}}
{{North America topic |Borders of}}
{{North America topic |Borders of}}


[[Category:Borders of Mexico| ]]
[[Category:Borders of Mexico| ]]
[[Category:Geography of Mexico]]
[[Category:Geography of Mexico]]

==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 7 August 2024

Mexican border with the United States.

Mexico shares international borders with three nations:

Maritime borders

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Five nations and Mexico share a marine border:

Based on six locations and spanning 263 kilometers, the 2005 pact establishes the maritime border between Mexico and Honduras. in 1976 accord established Mexico's and Cuba's maritime boundary.[4]

The United States and other nations have three accords dating back to 1970, 1978, and 2000 that have established a shared maritime boundary of 785 km (565 km in the Pacific Ocean and 621 km in the Gulf of Mexico).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ United States-Mexico Border Environmental Indicators, 1997. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1998. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Belize". Nations Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Mexico's Great Wall At Border With Guatemala". Daily Kos. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ Treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations (PDF), vol. 2416, United Nations, February 2007, I. Nos. 43566-43602, retrieved Aug 7, 2024
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