| Capitale | nom: Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico) coordonnées géographiques: 19 26 N, 99 08 W différence de temps: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October note: Mexico has four time zones |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 16 Septembre 1810 (declared independence from Spain); 27 Septembre 1821 (recognized by Spain) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 16 Septembre (1810) |
| Constitution | history: several previous; latest approved 5 Février 1917 amendments: proposed by the Congress of the Union; passage requires approval by at least two thirds of the members present and approval by a majority of the state legislatures; amended many times, last in 2019 (2019) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal et forcé |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Président Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (depuis 1 December 2018); note - the president is both chef d'état (Président) and chef de gouvernement (1er ministre) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Président Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (depuis 1 December 2018) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; note - appointment of attorney general, the head of the Bank of Mexico, and senior treasury officials require consent of the Senate elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 1 July 2018 (next to be held in July 2024) election results: Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR elected president; percent of vote - Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (MORENA) 53.2%, Ricardo ANAYA (PAN) 22.3%, Jose Antonio MEADE Kuribrena (PRI) 16.4%, Jaime RODRIGUEZ Calderon 5.2% (independent), other 2.9% |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
