Flag of Mexico

🎨 What the flag means

Mexico's flag has green, white and red vertical stripes with the coat of arms in the middle. The coat of arms shows a golden eagle on a cactus eating a snake, from an Aztec legend about where to build their city, Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City). The law gives no official meaning to the colours, and their meaning has changed over time.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

132.3 million (2024)

🏙️ Capital

Mexico City9.2 million people (2020)

🗣️ Main language

Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Maize (corn), tomatoes and beans were first grown as crops in Mexico thousands of years ago.
2. Chocolate, vanilla and avocado are all native ingredients of Mexican food.
3. Mexico has more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country in the Americas, including the Teotihuacan pyramids.