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Mexico was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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May 22, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed

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Section size for Mexico (46 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	25,179	25,179	708	708
Etymology	4,491	4,491	264	264
History	149	49,440	0	3,812
Indigenous civilizations before European contact (pre-1519)	5,872	5,872	445	445
Spanish conquest and colonial era (1519–1821)	5,771	5,771	448	448
Independence era (1808–1855)	7,057	7,057	674	674
Liberal era (1855–1911)	6,019	6,019	607	607
Mexican Revolution (1910–20)	6,875	6,875	555	555
Political consolidation and one-party rule (1920–2000)	10,809	10,809	756	756
Contemporary Mexico	6,888	6,888	327	327
Geography	5,052	19,049	397	1,093
Climate	7,616	7,616	424	424
Biodiversity	6,381	6,381	272	272
Government and politics	8,633	36,146	518	1,754
Administrative divisions	2,784	2,784	230	230
Foreign relations	7,408	7,408	237	237
Military	5,970	5,970	316	316
Law enforcement and human rights	11,351	11,351	453	453
Economy	17,219	44,831	671	2,021
Communications	2,865	2,865	189	189
Energy	8,748	8,748	399	399
Science and technology	4,349	4,349	208	208
Tourism	3,987	3,987	272	272
Transportation	7,663	7,663	282	282
Demographics	3,104	43,505	181	2,216
Urban areas	1,236	1,236	80	80
Ethnicity and race	8,776	8,776	497	497
Emigration and immigration	9,924	9,924	358	358
Languages	8,598	8,598	390	390
Religion	6,387	6,387	342	342
Education	2,299	2,299	122	122
Health	3,181	3,181	246	246
Culture	3,599	35,133	274	2,865
Art	6,695	6,695	429	429
Architecture	5,026	5,026	487	487
Literature	2,878	2,878	303	303
Cinema	2,253	2,253	235	235
Music and dance	3,334	3,334	319	319
Media	2,084	2,084	185	185
Cuisine	4,164	4,164	302	302
Sports	5,100	5,100	331	331
See also	191	191	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Further reading	3,972	3,972	0	0
External links	1,388	1,388	0	0
Total	263,377	263,377	14,733	14,733

Gulf of Americas: Not Mexico

Latest comment: 1 month ago4 comments4 people in discussion

Wikipedia is not a forum for general discussion. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 03:35, 18 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

it’s the Gulf of America’s! As it should be! ~2026-94346-5 (talk) 08:31, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Donald Trump doesn't decide the names of things for the entire world. Largoplazo (talk) 14:18, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Gulf of America" is a valid name only in the US under Donald Trump. The rest of the world calls it the Gulf of Mexico.JBarreto (talk) 13:55, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Why was the Spanish name for the country removed?

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I came to get the name for reference and it wasn't there. The name is there in English, but why no Spanish? ~2026-31950-46 (talk) 22:08, 29 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

It's there. It was moved to a footnote, hence the linked footnote references [a] and [b]. Largoplazo (talk) 22:48, 29 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Listen

Latest comment: 1 month ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Hey, you i know you! Where you from? I need listen aricle to Mexico should you can update? ~2026-34241-68 (talk) 17:32, 10 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

I'm sorry, are you requesting a spoken-audio version of the article? –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 17:55, 10 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

yes please ~2026-34241-68 (talk) 11:09, 11 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Edit request 14 June 2026

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is currently ongoing.

~2026-34751-87 (talk) 20:18, 14 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done I updated the following sentence as well. No need for "currently", the present tense implies it and no contrast is being drawn with other times. Largoplazo (talk) 23:08, 14 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 9 July 2026

Latest comment: 22 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

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~2026-38992-09 (talk) 12:27, 9 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Mexico has no official language it's 68 native languages and Spanish....español no es el idioma oficial si es el más grande de habla hispana pero México es más grande

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. meamemg (talk) 13:49, 9 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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