Mexico is divided into 31 states (estados) and 1 Federal District (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City.

States and their capital cities:

• Aguascalientes - Aguascalientes
• Baja California (Norte) - Mexicali
• Baja California Sur - La Paz
• Campeche - Campeche
• Chiapas - Tuxtla Gutiérrez
• Chihuahua - Chihuahua
• Coahuila - Saltillo
• Colima - Colima
• Durango - Durango
• Federal District
• Guanajuato - Guanajuato
• Guerrero - Chilpancingo
• Hidalgo - Pachuca
• Jalisco - Guadalajara
• México - Toluca
• Michoacán - Morelia
• Morelos - Cuernavaca
• Nayarit - Tepic
• Nuevo León - Monterrey
• Oaxaca - Oaxaca
• Puebla - Puebla
• Querétaro - Querétaro
• Quintana Roo - Chetumal
• San Luis Potosí - San Luis Potosí
• Sinaloa - Culiacán
• Sonora - Hermosillo
• Tabasco - Villahermosa
• Tamaulipas - Ciudad Victoria
• Tlaxcala - Tlaxcala
• Veracruz - Xalapa
• Yucatán - Mérida
• Zacatecas - Zacatecas