▶ Play now: Mexico States Quiz — name all 32 in five minutes, then try the Mexican state capitals quiz.
Mexico has 31 states plus Mexico City (Ciudad de México / CDMX), which functions as its own federal entity. Here's the free Mexico states quiz plus everything you need to memorize them.
The 32 federal entities
Central Mexico: Mexico City (CDMX), México State, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Morelos, Hidalgo, Querétaro Northern border: Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas Pacific coast: Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas Gulf coast: Veracruz, Tabasco Yucatán Peninsula: Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo BajÃo / interior: Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, San Luis PotosÃ, Zacatecas, Durango
Play the quiz
Our closest playable quizzes today: - North American Capitals Quiz — includes Mexico City - Click the Country on the Map — locate Mexico + neighbors - Country to Capital Quiz — mixed world quiz
A dedicated Mexican-states click-the-map game is on our roadmap.
Key facts
- Largest state: Chihuahua (by area)
- Most populous: México State (over 17 million)
- Newest state: Mexico City became a state in 2016 (before that it was a federal district)
- Capital of Mexico: Mexico City itself