FAST FACTS

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Full Country name: United Mexican States
Area: 1,972,550 km² (758,249 sq mi)
Population: 107,784,179
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: Vicente Fox Quesada
Currency: Mexican Pesos
GDP: $1.073 trillion
GDP per capita: $10,186
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.

INFORMATION ABOUT MEXICO