  | 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.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture 24%, industry 21%, services 55% (1997) | 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% | Exports
manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, coffee, cotton | Imports
metal-working machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts | Natural Resources
petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber | Current Environmental Issues
natural fresh water resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; serious air pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border | Telephones (main lines in use)
9.6 million (1998) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
2.02 million (1998) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
167 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | |
