GENERAL INFORMATION
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| Mexico / Visit this interactive map / INEGI | Mexico / Plan your route: time, rates & distances / SCT |
Official Name | - United Mexican States |
Area and Borders | - Land area: 1 964 375 km2 |
| - Continental area: 1 959 248 km2 | |
| - Total area of islands: 5 127 km2 | |
| - International land boundaries: 4 301 km United States: 3 152 km2 | |
| - Guatemala: 956 km2 | |
| - Belize: 193 km2 | |
| - Longitude of the coastline: 11 122 km2 | |
Location of México in the world: | The geographic coordinates of Mexico are: |
| - North: 32° 43’ 06” N latitude Monument 206 on the border with the United States (3 152.90 km). | |
| - South: 14° 32’ 27” N latitude, mouth of the Suciate River, border with Guatemala (1 149.8 km). | |
| - East: 86° 42’ 36” W longitude, southeast tip of Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo. | |
| - West: 118° 27’ 24” W longitude, Roca Elefante on Isla de Guadalupe, in the Pacific Ocean. | |
Political Divisions | - 31 States and one Federal District (Capital: México, Distrito Federal). |
| - Municipalities: 2 454 | |
Climate Zones | - Total: 100% |
| - Tropical: 4.7% | |
| - Subtropical: 23.0% | |
| - Humid Temperate: 2.7% | |
| - Subhumid Temperate: 20.5% | |
| - Semi-Arid: 28.3% | |
| - Arid: 20.8% | |
| - Current weather forecast | |
Official Time | - In the south, east and center, GMT-6 horas (winter), -5 (summer); Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Baja California Sur -7 (winter), -6 (summer); Baja California -8 (winter), -7 (summer). |
| - Exact time (central time) | |
Population | - Total population (2005): 103 263 388 |
| - Male: 50 249 955 Female: 53 013 433 | |
| - Average Annual Population Growth Rate (2000-2005): 1.0% | |
| - Urban population (2000): 74.6% | |
| - Population Density (2006): 54.9 Inhab/ km2 | |
Life expectancy at birth | - 68.5, male; 74.7, female |
Ethnic groups | - 60% Mestizo; 30% Amerindian; 9% White; 1% other |
Languages | - Spanish (official), 66 regional indigenous languages. |
| - Population over 5 years of age that speaks an indigenous language and cannot speak Spanish: 12.0% (2005) | |
Religion | - 89.7% Catholic; 4.9% Protestant; 0.1% Jewish; 2.1% Other; 3.2% No religion |
Employment | - Economically Active Population (EAP), 4th quarter 2005: 58.3% |
| - Open Unemployment Rate (32 urban areas), 2005: 3.1% (EAP) | |
| - Minimum Daily Wage, general (January 1, 2006 to date): 47.05 pesos | |
National holidays | - September 16: Independence Day; November 20: Mexican Revolution anniversary |
Natural Resources | - Oil, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, wood products |
Currency | - Peso (M$); 1 peso=100 cents |
Economic Information | - GNP at market prices (2005): 8 374 348.5 million pesos |
| - GNP per capita (2005): 78,668.1 pesos per inhabitant | |
| - Real annual GNP growth rate (2005): 3.0% | |
Exports | - United States (89%); Canada (1.7%); Japan, Spain, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil (2%). |
Imports | - United States (74.8%); Germany (3.8%); Japan (3.5%); Canada, Italy, Korea, France (6.2%) etc. |
Source: México de un vistazo (Mexico at a glance): 2005 (INEGI)
