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Mexico was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Section sizes

Section size for Mexico (46 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	24,100	24,100	693	693
Etymology	4,491	4,491	264	264
History	149	49,247	0	3,796
Indigenous civilizations before European contact (pre-1519)	5,871	5,871	445	445
Spanish conquest and colonial era (1519–1821)	5,742	5,742	448	448
Independence era (1808–1855)	7,049	7,049	675	675
Liberal era (1855–1911)	5,860	5,860	590	590
Mexican Revolution (1910–20)	6,875	6,875	555	555
Political consolidation and one-party rule (1920–2000)	10,811	10,811	756	756
Contemporary Mexico	6,890	6,890	327	327
Geography	5,052	19,066	397	1,093
Climate	7,633	7,633	424	424
Biodiversity	6,381	6,381	272	272
Government and politics	8,299	35,766	506	1,742
Administrative divisions	2,784	2,784	230	230
Foreign relations	7,407	7,407	237	237
Military	5,970	5,970	316	316
Law enforcement and human rights	11,306	11,306	453	453
Economy	18,169	47,172	668	2,087
Communications	4,240	4,240	255	255
Energy	8,765	8,765	402	402
Science and technology	4,349	4,349	208	208
Tourism	3,985	3,985	272	272
Transportation	7,664	7,664	282	282
Demographics	3,104	43,452	181	2,217
Urban areas	1,236	1,236	80	80
Ethnicity and race	8,731	8,731	497	497
Emigration and immigration	9,924	9,924	358	358
Languages	8,596	8,596	391	391
Religion	6,387	6,387	342	342
Education	2,293	2,293	122	122
Health	3,181	3,181	246	246
Culture	3,598	35,194	274	2,876
Art	6,695	6,695	429	429
Architecture	5,051	5,051	487	487
Literature	2,878	2,878	303	303
Cinema	2,248	2,248	235	235
Music and dance	3,335	3,335	319	319
Media	2,084	2,084	185	185
Cuisine	4,147	4,147	302	302
Sports	5,158	5,158	342	342
See also	133	133	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Further reading	3,966	3,966	0	0
External links	1,388	1,388	0	0
Total	264,027	264,027	14,768	14,768

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