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Mexico is an independent counrty south of the US border (Officially United Mexican States). New Mexico is located north of the US border and is a state within the United States of America.

New Mexico used to belong to Mexico as the "Territorio de Nuevo México" (lit. Territory of New Mexico) until 1846 and the defeat in the Mexican-American war.

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