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| Basic Facts |
| Official name |
United Mexican States |
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| Capital |
Mexico City |
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| Area |
1,964,375 sq km |
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758,449 sq mi |
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| Administrative divisions (population) |
| Aguascalientes |
1,124,288 (2008 estimate) |
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| Baja California |
3,079,363 (2008 estimate) |
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| Baja California Sur |
551,525 (2008 estimate) |
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| Campeche |
786,753 (2008 estimate) |
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| Chiapas |
4,460,013 (2008 estimate) |
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| Chihuahua |
3,359,934 (2008 estimate) |
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| Coahuila |
2,601,884 (2008 estimate) |
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| Colima |
593,224 (2008 estimate) |
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| Federal District |
8,836,045 (2008 estimate) |
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| Durango |
1,544,614 (2008 estimate) |
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| Guanajuato |
5,020,800 (2008 estimate) |
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| Guerrero |
3,145,656 (2008 estimate) |
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| Hidalgo |
2,409,162 (2008 estimate) |
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| Jalisco |
6,960,799 (2008 estimate) |
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| México |
14,638,436 (2008 estimate) |
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| Michoacán |
3,977,964 (2008 estimate) |
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| Morelos |
1,661,813 (2008 estimate) |
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| Nayarit |
966,996 (2008 estimate) |
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| Nuevo León |
4,393,095 (2008 estimate) |
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| Oaxaca |
3,552,300 (2008 estimate) |
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| Puebla |
5,595,760 (2008 estimate) |
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| Querétaro |
1,690,042 (2008 estimate) |
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| Quintana Roo |
1,267,087 (2008 estimate) |
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| San Luis Potosí |
2,473,678 (2008 estimate) |
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| Sinaloa |
2,648,330 (2008 estimate) |
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| Sonora |
2,487,608 (2008 estimate) |
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| Tabasco |
2,039,979 (2008 estimate) |
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| Tamaulipas |
3,154,947 (2008 estimate) |
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| Tlaxcala |
1,119,819 (2008 estimate) |
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| Veracruz |
7,261,119 (2008 estimate) |
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| Yucatán |
1,898,086 (2008 estimate) |
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| Zacatecas |
1,381,399 (2008 estimate) |
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| Largest cities (population) |
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| Mexico City |
14,007,495 (2005 estimate) |
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| Ecatepec de Morelos |
1,723,987 (2008 estimate) |
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| Guadalajara |
1,579,128 (2008 estimate) |
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| Puebla |
1,474,789 (2008 estimate) |
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| Tijuana |
1,403,591 (2008 estimate) |
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| Ciudad Juárez |
1,313,338 (2005 estimate) |
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| León |
1,216,594 (2008 estimate) |
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| Zapopan |
1,095,337 (2008 estimate) |
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| Netzahualcóyotl |
1,101,619 (2008 estimate) |
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| Monterrey |
1,140,639 (2008 estimate) |
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| Mexicali |
692,872 (2008 estimate) |
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| Culiacán |
618,813 (2008 estimate) |
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| Mérida |
765,708 (2008 estimate) |
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| Chihuahua |
789,359 (2008 estimate) |
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| Toluca |
498,562 (2008 estimate) |
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| San Luis Potosí |
718,810 (2008 estimate) |
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| Aguascalientes |
701,295 (2008 estimate) |
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| Acapulco |
611,859 (2008 estimate) |
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| Guadalupe |
702,969 (2008 estimate) |
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| Morelia |
635,791 (2008 estimate) |
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| Mexican Flag and Anthem |
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| People |
| Population |
111,211,790 (2009 estimate) |
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| Population growth rate |
1.13 per cent (2009 estimate) |
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| Population density |
58 persons per sq km (2009 estimate) |
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150 persons per sq mi (2009 estimate) |
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| Urbanization |
| Per cent urban |
76 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Per cent rural |
24 per cent (2005 estimate) |
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| Life expectancy |
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| Total |
76.1 years (2009 estimate) |
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| Female |
79 years (2009 estimate) |
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| Male |
73.2 years (2009 estimate) |
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| Infant mortality rate |
| 18 deaths per 1,000 live births (2009 estimate) |
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| Literacy rate |
| Total |
92.4 per cent (2007 estimate) |
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| Female |
90.6 per cent (2007 estimate) |
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| Male |
94.4 per cent (2007 estimate) |
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| Ethnic divisions |
| Mestizo (Native American-Spanish) |
60 per cent |
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| Native American |
30 per cent |
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| European ancestry |
9 per cent |
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| Other |
1 per cent |
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| Languages |
| Spanish (official), Maya, Mazahua, Mazatec, Mixtec, Nahuatl, and various other Native American languages |
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| Religions |
| Roman Catholic |
89 per cent |
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| Protestant, other, or none |
11 per cent |
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| Government |
| Type of government |
Federal republic |
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| Independence |
September 16, 1821 (from Spain) |
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| Constitution |
February 5, 1917 |
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| Voting rights |
Universal and compulsory at age 18 |
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| Economy |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (US$) |
| 1,022,815 million (2007) |
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| GDP per capita (US$) |
9,715.10 (2007) |
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| GDP by economic sector |
| GDP, agriculture |
3.7 per cent (2007) |
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| GDP, industry |
35.9 per cent (2007) |
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| GDP, services |
60.3 per cent (2007) |
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| National budget (US$) |
| Total revenue |
89,763 million (2000) |
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| Total expenditure |
85,729 million (2000) |
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| Monetary unit |
| 1 nuevo Mexican peso (Mex$), consisting of 100 centavos |
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| Exports |
| Crude oil, oil products, coffee, silver, engines, motor vehicles, cotton, consumer electronics |
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| Imports |
| Metalworking machinery, steel-mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, automobile parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft and aircraft parts |
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| Major trading partners for exports |
| United States, Canada, Japan, Spain, Chile, Brazil |
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| Major trading partners for imports |
| United States, Japan, Germany, Canada, South Korea, Italy, France |
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| Industries |
| Food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism |
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| Agriculture |
| Maize, wheat, rice, beans; cotton, coffee, fruits, tomatoes |
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| Natural resources |
| Petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, coal, dolomite, fluorite, sulphur, natural gas, timber |
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| Sources |
| Basic Facts and People sections |
| Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). |
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| Health and Education section |
| Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). |
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| Government section |
| Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data are from Military Balance. |
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| Economy section |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the latest Europa World Yearbook and various International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. |
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| Energy, Communication, and Transportation section |
| Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). |
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| Note |
| Figures may not total 100 per cent due to rounding. |
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