a country profile of mexico
    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)
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