Starting out, Mexico is the 13th biggest country being smaller than Saudi Arabia, Greenland, and the DRC until it gets to the 10th biggest, Algeria. But it wasn't all like this. Like other countries, Mexico has a history and here it is.
Basic Knowledge
Back in the 1840's, Mexico and the U.S really started to not get along. There were a bunch of border disputes about Texas — whether it ended at the Nueces River, which was Mexico's claim, or the Rio Grande, which was U.S. territory. Also because the U.S. was expanding its territory and Mexico was kind of in the way. The U.S. offered 15 Million Dollars to pay for some of Mexico's land, However Mexico declined the offer wanting to keep its nice land So the U.S. declared War on Mexico and War began. However the U.S. beat Mexico by a landslide and in result ended up getting 500,000 Square Miles (or 1,300,000 Square km) including Texas, of land. Now this is why Mexico has a very weird shape, a weird panhandle, and why its land is only 761,600 Square Miles (1,972,550 Square km) of land.
Population & Economy
Unlike its land though Mexico has a pretty high Population and GDP. its population (as of the time of making this article) 131 Million making it the 10th Most popular Country Surpassing Countries like Japan, Egypt, and The DRC. its GDP is 1.06 trillion dollars. marking it in 15th place of global GDP. The main reason Mexico has a pretty High Population and GDP is because of its awesome geographic position of where it is in the World.
Geography
Mexico's Geographic position in the world is pretty much in the tropics. It's very close to the equator and gets super high temperatures during the summer. It's also home to the gulf of Mexico. The gulf of Mexico is home to the Caribbean which is home to Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico and more Caribbean islands. This geographic position of the gulf of Mexico gives Mexico, the U.S. and more Countries a better way of getting shipping from boats. This gives Mexico a very easy way to get shipping to its coast.
Conclusion
In conclusion Mexico has great geography and awesome geographic advantages. It's also allied with even more countries like the U.S. and the U.K. Awesome geography Mexico!