The United Mexican States (Mexico) is located in North America, in the Southern North America sub‑region. It borders the United States of America to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, with coastlines along the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. The capital city is Mexico City, which is the seat of government. Mexico is a federal State with a presidential system of government. Executive authority is exercised by a president, and legislative authority is vested in a bicameral congress. 

Mexico is party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, and the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. It is not party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Mexico has incorporated the broader refugee definition of the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees into its domestic law.