Capital: Mexico City, Federal District (DF)

Population

Total Population: 113,423,047

Annual Growth Rate: 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.

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	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	263,476	290,246	318,304	241,515	310,618
Exports of Goods (million USD)	249,961	271,821	291,265	229,712	298,361
Imports of Services (million USD)	22,329	23,228	25,001	21,402	23,056
Exports of Services (million USD)	16,372	17,598	18,474	15,420	16,178

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

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Mexico: Introduction

Foreign Trade in Figures