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Nuevo León

(Encyclopedia) Nuevo LeónNuevo Leónnwāˈvō lāōnˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 3,098,736), 25,136 sq mi (65,102 sq km), N Mexico. Monterrey is the capital. The southern and western parts of the state are…

Monterrey

(Encyclopedia) MonterreyMonterreymōntārāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 1,068,996), capital of Nuevo León state, NE Mexico, the third largest city of Mexico. Located c.150 mi (240 km) S of Laredo, Tex., in…

Juárez

(Encyclopedia) Juárez, officially Heroica Ciudad Juárez, city (1990 pop. 789,522) Chihuahua state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Tex. Connected with the United States by three…

Tamaulipas

(Encyclopedia) TamaulipasTamaulipastämoulēˈpäs [key], state (1990 pop. 2,249,581), 30,734 sq mi (79,601 sq km), NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Ciudad Victoria is the capital. The central and…

North American Free Trade Agreement

(Encyclopedia) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on…

Sonora

(Encyclopedia) SonoraSonorasōnōˈrä [key], state (1990 pop. 1,823,606), 70,484 sq mi (182,554 sq km), NW Mexico, on the Gulf of California, S of Arizona. Hermosillo is the capital. Sonora is mostly…

Chihuahua, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) Chihuahua Chihuahua chēwäˈwä [key], state, 94,831 sq mi (245,612 sq km), N Mexico, on the border of…

Mexico, country, North America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MexicoMexicomĕkˈsĭkō [key], Span. México or MéjicoMexicoboth: māˈhēkō [key], officially United Mexican States, republic (2015 est. pop. 125,891,000), 753,665 sq mi (1,952,500 sq…