AIM Field: Mexico City, Mexico
AIM Field: Mexico City
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People
- Population: 100,349,766 (July 2000 est.)
- Population of Mexico City: 27-30 million in metro area (estimates vary)
- Population growth rate: 1.53% (2000 est.)
- Ethnic groups: Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
- Religions: Nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
- Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
- Literacy: 89.6% of those ages 15+ (1995 est.)
Geography
- Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
- Area: 1,972,550 sq km
- Area (comparative): Slightly less than three times the size of Texas
- Climate: Varies from tropical to desert
Government
- Conventional Long Name: United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos)
- Conventional Short Name: Mexico
- Capital: Mexico (City)
- Government Type: Federal republic
*Except where indicated, source is World Factbook.
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