The Statue of Liberty is in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico ( México , [ ˈme.xi.ko ] , modern Nahuatl ) , officially the United Mexican States ( [ Estados Unidos Mexicanos , links = no ] , ) , is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America . The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ; [ La Liberté éclairant le monde , links = no ] ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City , in the United States . The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States national monument located in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island .