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{{Infobox Region|map = <map lat="25.66667000000012" lng="-100.000000000002" zoom="6" view="3" float="right" height='320' width='200' />|type = state|country = Mexico|pop = 4,800,000|seat = Monterrey|plate = Nuevo León|motorways = |footnotes = }}
'''Nuevo León''' is a state in the northeast of [[Mexico]]. It shares borders with [[Coahuila]] to the west, [[San Luis Potosí]] to the south, and [[Tamaulipas]] to the east and north. It also has a short border with [[Texas]] in the [[United States of America|US]].
The capital of Nuevo León is [[Monterrey]]. It lies at the center of the Monterrey metropolitan area with about 4,000,000 people, making it the third biggest in Mexico. Monterrey is also one of the most important economic centers of the country.
Nuevo León is one of the states most affected by organized crime. Thousands of people have been killed here and Although travelling in Nuevo León in the neighbouring states general is still possible (especially during the war on and about drugs. When hitchhiking here day) as a hitchhiker you should be a lot more careful than in other parts of the country. Car aware that car theft (with the owner still sitting inside) is very quite common. Nevertheless, travelling in Nuevo León in general is still possible, especially during the day.
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[[Category:Mexico]]
