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Mexico - North America



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
108,700,891 (July 2007 est.)total population: 75.63 years
male: 72.84 years
female: 78.56 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languagesdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
federal republic Mexico (Distrito Federal)
IndependanceNational day
16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)Independence Day, 16 September (1810)
ConstitutionLegal system
5 February 1917mixture of US constitutional theory and civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$741.5 billion (2006 est.)4.5% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$10,600 (2006 est.)3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
40% (2003 est.)3.4% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$248.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$253.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$85.01 billion (2006 est.)Mexican peso (MXN)
Military expenditures
0.5% (2006 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
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 1,972,550 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
varies from tropical to desertpetroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
47.462 million (2005).mx
Internet hostsInternet users
3.427 million (2006)18.622 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
1,839 (2006)17,562 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
235,670 km gas 22,705 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,875 km; oil 8,688 km; oil/gas/water 228 km; refined products 6,520 km (2006)