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___MASK37___ (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal ___MASK1___ in the southern half ___MASK36___ North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by ___MASK41___ , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf ___MASK36___ ___MASK37___ . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over 760 , 000 sq mi ), ___MASK37___ is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population ___MASK36___ over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . ___MASK37___ is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . The Pan - American or Pan American Games ( also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games ) is a major sporting event in ___MASK89___ featuring summer sports , in which thousands ___MASK36___ athletes participate in a variety ___MASK36___ competitions . The competition is held among athletes from nations ___MASK36___ ___MASK89___ , every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games . The only Winter Pan American Games were held in 1990 . The Pan American Sports Organization ( PASO ) is the governing body ___MASK36___ the Pan American Games movement , whose structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter . The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands ___MASK36___ athletes from around the world participate in a variety ___MASK36___ competitions . The Olympic Games are considered the world ' s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating . The Olympic Games are held every four years , with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years but two years apart . The Olympic Charter is a set ___MASK36___ rules and guidelines for the organisation ___MASK36___ the Olympic Games , and for governing the Olympic movement . Its last revision was on the 9 September 2013 . ___MASK74___ is an ___MASK15___ country situated in the ___MASK92___ Sea , consisting ___MASK36___ the third - largest ___MASK15___ ___MASK36___ the Greater Antilles . The ___MASK15___ , in area , lies about south ___MASK36___ ___MASK5___ , and west ___MASK36___ Hispaniola ( the ___MASK15___ containing the nation - states ___MASK36___ Haiti and the Dominican Republic ). ___MASK74___ is the fourth - largest ___MASK15___ country in the ___MASK92___ , by area . Brett Michael Fraser ( born August 28 , 1989 ) is a competition swimmer and Pan American Games gold medalist from the ___MASK2___ . At the 2008 Summer Olympics , Fraser and his older brother , Shaune Fraser , were two ___MASK36___ the three flag - bearers for the ___MASK2___ . Like his older brother , Fraser accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University ___MASK36___ Florida in Gainesville , Florida , United States , where he swam for coach Gregg Troy ' s Florida Gators swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) competition from 2008 to 2011 . At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara , Mexico , Fraser won the gold medal in the men ' s 200 - meter freestyle with a time ___MASK36___ 1 : 47 . 18 . ___MASK57___ , officially called the ___MASK1___ ___MASK36___ ___MASK57___ , is a country usually considered to be entirely in North America or Central America . It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west , Colombia ( in ___MASK93___ ) to the southeast , the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south . The capital and largest city is ___MASK57___ City , whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half ___MASK36___ the country ' s 3 . 9 million people . The ___MASK92___ Sea is a sea ___MASK36___ the ___MASK40___ in the tropics ___MASK36___ the Western Hemisphere . It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west , to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba , to the east by the Lesser Antilles , and to the south by the north coast ___MASK36___ South America . The Pan American Sports Organization ( acronym : PASO ); ( ODEPA ; OSPA ) is an international organization which represents the current 41 National Olympic Committees ___MASK36___ the North American and South American continents . Shaune David Fraser ( born ___MASK34___ 29 , 1988 ) is a competition swimmer and Pan American Games silver medalist from the ___MASK2___ . Fraser represented the ___MASK2___ at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics . ___MASK6___ is the largest ___MASK36___ the three Cayman Islands and the location ___MASK36___ the territory ' s capital , ___MASK32___ . In relation to the other two Cayman Islands , it is approximately 75 miles ( 121 km ) southwest ___MASK36___ Little Cayman and 90 miles ( 145 km ) southwest ___MASK36___ Cayman Brac . Little Cayman is one ___MASK36___ three islands comprising the Cayman Islands . It is located in the Caribbean Sea , approximately 60 miles northeast ___MASK36___ Grand Cayman and five miles ( 8 km ) west ___MASK36___ Cayman Brac . Little Cayman is by far the least populous , with a permanent population ___MASK36___ about 170 . It is about 10 miles ( 16 km ) long with an average width ___MASK36___ 1 mile ( 2 km ) and most ___MASK36___ the island is undeveloped . Almost the entire island is at sea level . The highest elevation is about 40 feet ( 12 metres ). ___MASK20___ ( literally meaning " Rich Coast "), officially the ___MASK1___ ___MASK36___ ___MASK20___ , is a country in Central America , bordered by Nicaragua to the north , Panama to the southeast , the Pacific Ocean to the west , the Caribbean Sea to the east , and Ecuador to the south ___MASK36___ Cocos Island . It has a population ___MASK36___ around 4 . 5 million , ___MASK36___ whom nearly a quarter live in the metropolitan area ___MASK36___ the capital and largest city , San José . ___MASK89___ , also collectively called America , encompass the totality ___MASK36___ the continents ___MASK36___ North America and ___MASK93___ . Together they make up most ___MASK36___ Earth ' s western hemisphere and comprise the " New World ". The Summer Olympic Games or the Games ___MASK36___ the Olympiad , first held in 1896 , is an international multi - sport event that is hosted by a different city every four years . The most recent Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . The International Olympic Committee organizes the games and oversees the host city ' s preparations . In each Olympic event , gold medals are awarded for first place , silver medals are awarded for second place , and bronze medals are awarded for third ; this tradition began in 1904 . The Winter Olympic Games were created due to the success ___MASK36___ the Summer Olympics . The ___MASK2___ ( or ) is a British Overseas Territory in the western ___MASK92___ Sea . The territory comprises the three islands ___MASK36___ Grand Cayman , Cayman Brac and Little Cayman located south ___MASK36___ ___MASK5___ , northeast ___MASK36___ Costa Rica , north ___MASK36___ Panama , east ___MASK36___ Mexico and northwest ___MASK36___ Jamaica . Its population is approximately 60 , 000 , and its capital is ___MASK32___ . Cayman Brac is an ___MASK15___ that is part ___MASK36___ the Cayman Islands . It lies in the Caribbean Sea about north - east ___MASK36___ Grand Cayman and east ___MASK36___ Little Cayman . It is about long , with an average width ___MASK36___ . Its terrain is the most prominent ___MASK36___ the three Cayman Islands due to " The Bluff ", a limestone outcrop that rises steadily along the length ___MASK36___ the ___MASK15___ up to above sea level at the eastern end . The ___MASK15___ is named after this prominent feature , as " brac " is a Gaelic name for a bluff . ___MASK5___ , officially the Republic ___MASK36___ ___MASK5___ , is a country comprising the island ___MASK36___ ___MASK5___ as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos . ___MASK5___ is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea , the Gulf ___MASK36___ Mexico , and the ___MASK40___ meet . It is south ___MASK36___ both the U . S . state ___MASK36___ Florida and the Bahamas , west ___MASK36___ Haiti , and north ___MASK36___ Jamaica . Havana is the largest city and capital ; other major cities include Santiago de ___MASK5___ and Camagüey . ___MASK5___ is the largest island in the Caribbean , with an area ___MASK36___ , and the second - most populous after Hispaniola , with over 11 million inhabitants . A ___MASK70___ medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal ___MASK17___ ___MASK36___ , or plated with , ___MASK70___ awarded to the second - place finisher , or runner - up , ___MASK36___ contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games , etc . The outright winner receives a gold medal and the third place a bronze medal . More generally , ___MASK70___ is traditionally a metal sometimes used for all types ___MASK36___ high - quality medals , including artistic ones .