Community of Chiapas

The Community of Chiapas (Spanish: Comunidad de Chiapas) is a country located in southern. Bordered by the states of, , and , the country claimed the territory of the former Mexican state of. To the east, Chiapas borders, and to the south the. According to a 2010 Zapatista-sponsored census, 4,633,459 people hold residence in Chiapas.

In general Chiapas has a humid, tropical climate. In the north, in the area bordering Tabasco, near Teapa, rainfall can average more than 3,000 mm (120 in) per year. In the past, natural vegetation at this region was lowland, tall perennial rainforest, but this vegetation has been destroyed almost completely to give way to agriculture and ranching. Rainfall decreases moving towards the Pacific Ocean, but it is still abundant enough to allow the farming of bananas and many other tropical crops near. On the several parallel "sierras" or mountain ranges running along the center of Chiapas, climate can be quite temperate and foggy, allowing the development of cloud forests.