|} Mexico, is a federal republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by the Central American Commonwealth and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometres (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 10th largest independent nation in the world. With a population of over 173 million, it is the fifteenth most populous and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world and the second most populous country in Latin America. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty states and three Federal Districts (its capital and two federal territories, one in the north and one in the south).