Quick Facts about Mexico

The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal constitutional republic. A country located in North America, bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. It is the northernmost and westernmost country in Latin America and also the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. Mexico has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world with more than twice as many as the second largest Spanish-speaking country. Almost a third of all Spanish native speakers in the world live in Mexico

Mexico enjoys a wide variety of climates that go from tropical to dry. High mountains; coastal plains; high plateaus and desert are some of the natural wonders you can find all through out Mexico. Mexican culture is a rich and complex mix of the indigenous and Spaniard traditions. Inhabitants of rural areas are descendents of Mayas, Aztecs and Toltecas; and also from Spaniards and Mestizos. In bigger cities, European influences (especially Spaniard and French) and American, are remarkable.

Population of the country is about 106,202,903 people; of whom 60% are Mestizos, 30% Indigenous people, 9%European, and 1% others. Mexico is formed by 32 states

Mexico’s GDP in 2007 was $ 893,364 USD, ranked 14 in the World and is the only Latin American member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) since 1994.

Approximately 90% of Mexican trade has been put under free trade agreements with over 40 countries, of which the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) remains the most significant. Almost 90% of Mexican exports go to the United States and Canada and close to 65% of its imports come from these two countries. Other major trade agreements have been signed with the European Union, Japan, Israel and many countries in Central and South America.

Measured in the dollar value of exports, Mexico was the 15th largest exporter in the world. Mexican exports roughly equal the total exports of all Mercosur members together, Venezuela inclusive. According to the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's largest companies in 2008, Mexico has 18 companies in the list.

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