Mexico

Website: Mexico-MX.net

United Mexican States ~ Estados Unidos Mexicanos

The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century.

North America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the USA and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the USA

Geographic coordinates: 23 00 N, 102 00 W

Borders: Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km

Climate:  varies from tropical to desert

Population:  107,449,525 (July 2006 est.)

Nationality:  noun: Mexican(s) adjective: Mexican

Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages

Capital: Mexico (Distrito Federal)

Administrative divisions: 31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan, Zacatecas

Independence: 16 September 1810 (from Spain)

National holiday: Independence Day, 16 September (1810)

What is the time in Mexico, Central America?

Mexico Time Zone I - General

 

Standard Time: GMT-6
until 1st Sunday in April 02:00 Local

Daylight Savings Time: GMT-5
until last Sunday in October 02:00 Local

Mexico Time Zone II - States of Baja California Sur (South), Chihuahua, Nayarit, Sinaloa 

 

Standard Time: GMT-7
until 1st Sunday in April 02:00 Local

Daylight Savings Time: GMT-6
until last Sunday in October 02:00 Local

Mexico Time Zone III - State of Baja California

 

Standard Time: GMT-8
until 1st Sunday in April 02:00 Local

Daylight Savings Time: GMT-7
until last Sunday in October 02:00 Local

Mexico Time Zone IV - State of Sonora

Standard Time: GMT-7
all year around

Does not adopt Daylight-Saving Time as it neighbours Arizona, USA

What time zone is Mexico in?

Mexico is divided into 4 Standard Time zones:
1:- General: GMT-6
2:- Baja California: GMT-8
3:- Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Nayarit & Sinaloa:  GMT-7
4:- Sonora: GMT-7. 

N.B: The time zones in Mexico are volatile and continuously under review.

Does Mexico observe Daylight Saving Time?

Following legal disputes, Mexico will adopt Daylight-saving Time in line with the USA. From the first Sunday in April at 02:00 to the last Sunday in October at 02:00, Daylight-Saving Time is in effect the times in Time Zones 1,2 &3. 

Time Zone 4 will not adopt Daylight-saving Time.

See National Energy Commission of Mexico (in Spanish): http://www.conae.gob.mx/ahorro/ahorro.html

What is the International Telephone Dialling Code for Mexico?