“Forgive Me For The Expression, But Mexico’s Name Is Mexico”
RTT News staff report:
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday sent a proposal to the Parliament to change the official name of the country.
The North American country’s constitution adopts the Spanish name Estados Unidos Mexicanos, which translates as “United Mexican States,” but Calderon wants to change it to just Mexico, by the name the country is known the world over.
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“Forgive me for the expression, but Mexico’s name is Mexico,” Calderon told reporters at the presidential palace
The formal names of most countries include a noun like “republic” or “kingdom” or “commonwealth,” but there are a few that are just the name and nothing more, like Canada.