| Geographical Information |
| Map Location |
North America |
| Geographical Location |
23° 00' North Latitude
102° 00' West Longitude |
| Surface Area |
1,972,550 sq km |
| Climate |
Varies from tropical to desert |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
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| Political Information |
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| Country Name |
United Mexican States |
| Capital City |
Mexico (Distrito Federal) |
| Government Type |
Federal republic |
| Administrative Divisions |
31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche,
Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo,
Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan, Zacatecas |
| Independence Day |
16 September 1810 (from Spain) |
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| Demographical Information |
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| Population |
106,202,903 (July 2005 est.) |
| Nationality |
Mexican |
| Ethnic Groups |
Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% |
| Religion |
Nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% |
| Languages |
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages |
| Population Growth Rate |
1.17% (2005 est.) |
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| Economical Information |
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| Currency |
Mexican peso (MXN) |
| Industries |
Food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism |
| Labor Force |
34.73 million (2004 est.) |
| Labor Force by Sectors |
Agriculture 18%, industry 24%, services 58% (2003) |
| Agriculture Products |
Corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products |
| Export Commodities |
Manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton |
| Export Partners |
US 81%, Canada 5.9%, Japan 1.1% (2004) |
| Import Commodities |
Metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts |
| Import Partners |
US 65.8%, Germany 3.8%, China 3.7% (2004) |
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| Transportation |
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| Railways |
17,634 km |
| Highways |
329,532 km |
| Pipelines |
Crude oil 28,200 km; petroleum products 10,150 km; natural gas 13,254 km; petrochemical 1,400 km (2003) |
| Airports |
1,833 (2004 est.) |
| Ports and Harbors |
Acapulco, Altamira, Bahias de Huatulco, Cabo San Lucas, Coatzacoalcos, Dos Bocas, Ensenada, Guaymas, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Mazatlan,
Puerto Progreso, Puerto Madero, Puerto Vallarta, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Tuxpan, Veracruz |
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| Communication |
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| Phone Code |
+52 |
| Internet Abbreviation |
.mx |
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| Other |
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| Short History |
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century.
A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst recession in over half a century. The nation continues to make
an impressive recovery. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution,
and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states. Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time since the 1910
Mexican Revolution that the opposition defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) was sworn
in on 1 December 2000 as the first chief executive elected in free and fair elections. |
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