Capital: Mexico City, Federal District (DF)
Population
Total Population:
105,280,515
Annual growth rate:
1.0%
Density:
54 inhabitant/km²
Urban population:
76.9%
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:
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:
It is %T:%M %A in Mexico City
It is %T:%M %A in Culiacán
It is %T:%M %A in Tijuana
Exchange rate on
:
National currency: Mexican Peso (MXN)
Country overview
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 on an emerging market.
Member of OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).
Highest per capita income in Latin America..
The most open country in Latin America; heavily dependent on the American economic situation.
HDI*:
0,842/1
HDI (world rank):
51st/177
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 call from Mexico, dial 00
To call in 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
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Last updates: November 2009