Basic Overview of Mexico:
- Population: 106.4 million (UN, 2005)
- Capital: Mexico City
- Area: 1.96 million sq km (758,449 sq miles)
- Major language: Spanish
- Major religion: Christianity
- expectancy: 72 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 peso = 100 centavos
- Main exports: Machinery and transport equipment, mineral fuels and lubricants, food and live animals
- GNI per capita: US $6,230 (World Bank, 2005)