Official Name: Mexico
Currency: Mexican Peso
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: North America
Location: Middle America, bordering the USA, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Belize, Guatemala, and the North Pacific Ocean.
Area: 761,606 sq mi, 1,972,550 sq km
Form of Government: Federal republic. Head of state and gov.
Population: ( 2007) 106,535,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 140.8, persons per sq km 54.4
Principal Language(s): Spanish; various Mayan, Nahuati, other regional indigenous languages.
Religions: Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 6%
Capital: Mexico City
Capital Population: (2005) 19,411,000
Capital Average Temperature: 15.9 degrees celsius, 60.6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Major Cities: (2005) Mexico City 19,411,000; Ecatepec 1,687,549; Guadalajara 1,600,894; Puebla 1,399,519; Juarez 1,301,452; Tijuana 1,286,187; Leon 1,137,465; Ciudad Netzahualcoyotlpopan 1,136,600; Monterrey 1,133,070; Zapopan 1,026,492.
Topography: The Sierra Madre Occidental Mts. Run near Gulf of Mexico. They join S of Mexico City. Between the 2 ranges lies the dry central plateau, 5,000 to 8,000 ft alt., rising toward the S, with temperate vegetation. Coastal lowlands are tropical. About 45% of land is arid.
Economy: (2005 est.) $1.343 trillion
G.D.P. per Capita: (2005 est.) $12,500
Vital Statistics: Birth Rate per 1000 population (2006): 19.0; Death Rate per 1,000 population (2006): 4.8; Fertility Rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 2005): 2.45. Life expectancy at birth (2006): male 72.4 years; female 77.2 years.
Government Website: www.gob.mx
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.
