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Full Country name: United Mexican States
- Area: 1,972,550 km² (758,249 sq mi)
- Population: 112,468,855
- Capital City: Mexico City
- Cultural Breakdown: Meztizos (mixed ancestry including Spanish, Indigenous, African & other European races); indigenous; foreign.
- Languages: Spanish combined with a variety of Mayan dialects.
- Religion: Mostly Roman Catholic, with a small Jewish population in Mexico City. Traditional Indian beliefs persist and have been combined with Christianity
- Government: Federal Republic
- President: Enrique Peña Nieto
- Currency: Mexican Pesos
- GDP: $1.48 trillion
- GDP per capita: $13,500
- Annual growth: 3.9%
- Inflation: 3.6%
- Major Industries: Agriculture: 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. Natural resources: petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber.
- Major trading partners: U.S., Canada, Spain, China and Japan.
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