Mexico
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: United Mexican States
conventional short form: Mexico local long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanos local short form: Mexico |
| Gevernment type | federal republic |
| Capital |
name: Mexico (Distrito Federal)
geographic coordinates: 19 24 N, 99 09 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October note: Mexico is divided into four time zones |
| Flag description | three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; the coat of arms (an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak) is centered in the white band |
| Currency | Mexican peso (MXN) |
| Internet country code | .mx |
| Ports and terminals | Altamira, Manzanillo, Morro Redondo, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Veracruz |
| Agriculture products | corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products |
| Industries | food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism |
| Geography |
| Location | Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US |
| Coordinates | 23 00 N, 102 00 W |
| Continent | North America |
| Area |
total: 1,972,550 sq km
land: 1,923,040 sq km water: 49,510 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 4,353 km
border countries: Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,141 km |
| Coastline | 9,330 km |
| Climate | varies from tropical to desert |
| Terrain | high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert |
| Natural resources | petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
| Natural hazards | tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts |
| People |
| Population | 107,449,525 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% |
| Religions | nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% |
| Languages | Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages |
