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Mexico and the United States share a border of 3,152 km. (1,958 miles); from monument 258 Northwest of Tijuana to the where the Río Grande ends in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico’s area is 1 964 375 km² or 758445.9 sq. miles.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Official name
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Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States)
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Surface
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1 964 375 km² of area comprised of 1 959 248 km² of continental territory and 5 127 km² of insular territory). If you add 3'149,920 km² of the Exclusive Economic Zone, Mexico has a total area of 5 114 295 km².
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Geographical location
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Geographical coordinates of the Mexican territory:
- Northern most point. 32° 43´ 06´´ latitude North: at Monument 206, in the border with the United States (total border distance: 3 152.90 km [1,958 miles]).
- Southern most point. 14° 32´ 27´´ latitude North, at the end of the Suchiate River in the border with Guatemala (total border distance: 1 149.8 km [714 miles]).
- Eastern most point: 86° 42´ 36´´ longitude West, at the South-East point of Isla Mujeres in the Caribbean Sea.
- Western most point: 118° 27´ 24´´ longitude West, at Punta Roca Elefante of Guadalupe Island in the Pacific Ocean.
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Political internal division
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32 federal entities: 31 states and 1 Federal District.
Capital: Mexico City, Federal District.
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Climate
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28.3% dry; 20.8% very dry; 20.5% template subhumid; 23% warm subhumid; 4.7% warm humid, and 2.7% template humid.
Current forecast (Mexico City) weather outlook
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Official time
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South, East and Central Mexico: GMT-6 hours (winter), -5 (summer)
Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit and Baja California Sur: GMT-7 (winter), -6 (summer)
Baja California Norte: GMT-8 (winter), -7 (summer)
Current Central Mexico time (Mexico City) .
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Government organization
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Federal Republic
Division of power:
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Population
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97,483,412 (2000)
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Life expectancy
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68.5, men; 74.7, women
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Ethnic origin
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60% Mestizos; 30% Amerindians; 9% European; 1% Other
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Languages
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Spanish (official), and 66 Amerindian languages.
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Non-literacy
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10.4%
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Religion
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89.7% Catholic; 4.9% Protestant; 0.1% Jewish; 2.1% Other; 3.2% non religious.
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National holiday
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September 16: Day of Independence.
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Natural resources
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Petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, wood
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Monetary unit
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Peso (M$); 1 peso = 100 centavos (cents)
Exchange rate for U.S. dollars
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Exports destination
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United States (89%); Canada (1.7%); Japan, Spain, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil (2%).
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Imports sources
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United States (74.8%); Germany (3.8%); Japan (3.5%); Canada, Italy, Corea, France (6.2%)
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Sources:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Almanaque Mundial 2003, Ed. Televisa, S.A. de C.V., México, D.F.
For more detailed information regarding, among other issues, demographics, geology, hidrography, communications, vegetation and fauna, please visit the webpage of Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática).
Other links of interest: Servicio Sismológico Nacional / Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (Monitoreo Volcán Popocatépetl) / Índice Metropolitano de la Calidad del Aire (D.F.)
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