Mexico: Introduction

Capital: Mexico City, Federal District (DF)

Population

Total Population: 113,423,000

Natural Increase: 1.2%

Density: 58 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 77.8%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Mexico city (22,900,000); Guadalajara (4,550,000); Monterrey (4,075,000); Puebla (1,930,000); Toluca (1,740,000).

Ethnic Origins: 60% mixed ethnic origins (Amerindian - Spanish), 30% Amerindian, 9% white people and others 1%.

Official Language: Spanish

Other Languages Spoken: Many Mexicans also speak English. In some rural areas, native dialects are spoken.

Business Language(s): Spanish and English

Religion: Catholics: 89.9%, Protestants: 5.2%, Jewish: 0.05%, Others 2.1%, No religion 2.5%,

Literacy Rate: 91.6%

Local Time:

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Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Mexican Peso (MXN)

Country Overview

Area: 1,964,380 km²

Type of State: Mexico's official name is Mexican United States. It is a federal republic based on presidential democracy.

Type of Economy: Economy oriented toward exports; member of OECD; emerging financial market..
Highest per capita income in Latin America; the most open country in Latin America, heavily dependent on the American economic situation

HDI*: 0.750/1

HDI (World Rank): 56/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

27°

Low: 11° | High: 27°

Humidity: 10% | Wind: 27 km/h
Sunrise: 6:57 am | Sunset: 8:06 pm

Mexico City, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Mexico, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Mexico, Dial +52

Internet Suffix: .mx

Computers: 14.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 18.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 21.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	290,246	318,304	241,515	310,618	361,067
Exports of Goods (million USD)	271,821	291,265	229,712	298,361	349,676
Imports of Services (million USD)	23,228	25,001	21,402	21,818	25,215
Exports of Services (million USD)	17,598	18,474	15,420	14,935	14,881

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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