| Country (long form) |
United Mexican States |
| Capital |
Mexico |
| Total Area |
761,605.81 sq mi
1,972,550.00 sq km
(slightly less than three times the size of Texas) |
| Population |
100,349,766 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
153,162,145 |
| Languages |
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages |
| Literacy |
89.6% total, 91.8% male, 87.4% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% |
| Life Expectancy |
68.47 male, 74.66 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
federal republic |
| Currency |
1 New Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$8,500 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism |
| Agriculture |
corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products |
| Arable Land |
12% |
| Natural Resources |
petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
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