Capital

Mexico City

Continent

North America

Flag adopted

1968

Designer

Not individually credited

Mexico

Colors and meaning

• Green #006847

  Hope, and, historically, independence from Spain

• White #FFFFFF

  The purity of the Catholic faith, per the original 1821 Army of the Three Guarantees banner

• Red #CE1126

  The union of Spaniards and Americans, per that same original design

Symbolism and history

A green-white-red vertical tricolor bears the national coat of arms, an eagle perched on a cactus devouring a serpent, illustrating the Aztec foundation legend of Tenochtitlan, at the center of the white band.

Closest-looking flags

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  Italy

  Shares Italy's green-white-red vertical tricolor structure, distinguished immediately by Mexico's detailed central coat of arms.

Further reading: Flag of Mexico on Wikipedia