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Country name: conventional long form: United
Mexican States
conventional short form: Mexico
local short form: Mexico
local long form: Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Flag description: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist
side), white, and red; the coat of arms (an eagle perched a cactus
with a snake in its beak) is centered in the white band.
National anthem: Mexicanos, al grito de guerra
Capital: Mexico (Distrito Federal)
Location: 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
Geographic coordinates: 23 00 N, 102 00 W
Map references: North America
Area: total: 1,972,550 sq km
land:
1,923,040 sq km
water:
49,510 sq km
coastline:
9,330 km
Climate: varies from tropical to desert
Terrain: high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high
plateaus; desert
Population: 104,959,594 (July 2004 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.18% (2004 est.)
Birth rate: 21.44 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate: 4.73 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Nationality: noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican
Ethnic groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or
predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
Religions: nomimally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other
5%
Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional
indigenous languages
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 92.2%
Government type: federal republic
Independence: 16 September 1810
National holiday: Independence Day, 16 September (1810)
Legal system: mixture of US constitutional theory and civil
law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory (but not
enforced)
Elections: President elected by popular vote for a six-year
term; election last held 2 July 2000 (next to be held in July
2006)
Executive branch: chief of state: President Vicente FOX
Quesada (since 1 December 2000); note-the president is both the
chief of state and head of government
Legislative branch: bicameral National congress or Congreso de
la Union
Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de
Justicia (judges are appointed by the president with consent of
the Senate)
GDP: purchasing power parity-$941.2 billion (2004 est.)
GDP-real growth rate: 1.3% (2004 est.)
Currency: Mexican peso
Currency code: MXN
Internet country code: .mx
Internet users: 10.033 million (2002)
Time zone: There are four time zones in Mexico. Most
of the country is on GMT-6 in Winter, GMT-5 in summer (first
Sunday in April till last Sunday in October), he same as US
Central ime. Baja California Sur, Sinaloa Nayarit and
Chihuahua are on GM-7 in winter, GMT-6 in summer, the same as
Mountain Time. Baja California Norte is on GMT-8 in winter,
GMT-7 in summer, the same as the US West Coast (Pacific Time); and
finally, Sonora is on GMT-7 all year round, and does not observe
daylight saving time.
Calling code: 52
Electricity: 110 volts AC with two-flat-pin rectangular
plugs
Weights & measures: Metric
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