Official English Name: United Mexican States
Official Local Name(s): Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Common English Name: Mexico
Capital: Mexico City

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Official Language(s)

Spanish
Secondary Languages: Mayan, Nahuatl

Resources

Petroleum, Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Natural gas, Timber

Neighbors

United States of America (North), Belize (Southeast), Guatemala (Southeast)

Ethnic groups

Mestizo (62%), Amerindian (28%), European (10%)

People

Est. Population:

125,959,205

Demonym:

Mexican

Religions:

Roman Catholic (82.7%)
Other Evangelical (5.0%)
Atheist (4.7%)
Pentecostal (1.6%)
Jehovah’s Witness (1.4%)

Largest City:

Mexico City (8,851,080)

Other Cities:

Ecatepec (1,655,015)
Guadalajara (1,495,182)
Puebla (1,434,062)
Juárez (1,321,004)
Tijuana (1,300,983)

Geography

Region:

Southern North America

Bodies of Water:

Pacific Ocean (West)
Gulf of Mexico (East)

Total Area:

1,964,375 km2 (99.0% land, 1.0% water)

Total Land:

4,353 km

Total Coastline:

9,330 km

Climate

Tropical in south
Desert in north

Terrain:

High, rugged mountains
Low coastal plains
High plateaus
Desert

Highest Point

Volcan Pico de Orizaba (5,700 m)

Lowest Point

Laguna Salada (-10 m)

Natural Disasters

Tsunamis
Volcanic activity
Earthquakes
Hurricanes

Government

Type:

Federal republic

Head of State and Government:

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Admin. Divisions

31 States
1 Federal district

Independence:

16 September 1810 (from Spain)

Nat'l Symbol:

Golden eagle

Nat'l Anthem:

Himno Nacional Mexicano

Economy

GDP Per Capita

$18,400 (USD)

Currency

$ (Mexican Peso)

Exchange Rate

$1 (USD) = $ (Mexican Peso)19.08

Communication

Internet Code

.mx

Telephone Code

+52

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Cultural Notes

Mexican cuisine is a blend of indigenous and European cuisines.

Sources

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html (Majority of information)
http://www.inegi.org.mx/est/contenidos/proyectos/ccpv/cpv2010/default.aspx (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 13 November 2016
1Mexico does not collect data on ethnicity. These numbers are estimates.