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Veracruz
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Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |||
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![]() Location within Mexico | |||
Coordinates: 19°11′N 96°08′W / 19.19°N 96.14°WCoordinates: 19°11′N 96°08′W / 19.19°N 96.14°W | |||
Country | ![]() | ||
Capital | Xalapa | ||
Municipalities | 212 | ||
Largest City | Veracruz | ||
Government | |||
• Governor | Javier Duarte de Ochoa (PRI) | ||
• Federal Deputies | PRI: 6 PAN: 11 PRD: 2 Convergencia: 2 | ||
• Federal Senators | PRD: 1 PAN: 1 Convergencia: 1 | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 71,699 km2 (27,683 sq mi) | ||
Population (2005) | |||
• Total | 7,110,214 (Ranked 3rd) | ||
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | ||
HDI (2004) | 0.7457 - medium Ranked 28th | ||
ISO 3166-2 | MX-VER | ||
Postal abbr. | Ver. |
Veracruz is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Veracruz State government This is the motto used by the current State administration
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