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MA©xico versus Mexico City
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For clarity, we've referred to Mexico's capital as Mexico City throughout this guide, though its literal translation "Ciudad de MA©xico" is rarely used. To Mexicans it is known simply as
MA©xico, La Ciudad
or
El DF
(El "day effay") - the Distrito Federal being the administrative zone that contains most of the urban areas. It's a source of infinite confusion to visitors, but the fact is that the country took its name from the city, and "MA©xico" in conversation almost always means the latter. The nation is La RepA?blica, or occasionally in speeches La Patria - very rarely is it referred to as Mexico. Other useful information
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Mexico,
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