Area: 1.964.375 Km²
Population: 97.362.000
Density: 50 pop/Km²

System of government: Federal Republic
Capital: Mexico City (8.590.000 pop., 18.330.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Guadalajara 1.648.000 pop. (3.680.000 urban aggl.), Ecatepec de Morelos 1.620.000 pop., Puebla 1.346.000 pop. (1.720.000 urban aggl.), Nezahualcóyotl 1.225.000 pop., Ciudad Juárez 1.218.000 pop., Tijuana 1.212.000 pop., León 1.134.000 pop., Monterrey 1.108.000 pop. (3.280.000 urban aggl.), Zapopan 1.002.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Mestizo 60%, Indios 30%, White 9%, others 1%
Border countries: United States NORTH, Guatemala and Belize SOUTH-EAST

Principal mountains: Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) 5700 m
Principal rivers: Rio Grande (or Rio Bravo of Norte) 2001 Km (mexican tract, total 3060 Km), Rio Grande de Santiago (with Rio Lerma) 965 Km, Rio Papaloapan 900 Km, Rio Balsas 771 Km
Principal lakes: Lago de Chapala 1080 Km²
Principal islands: Tiburon 1186 Km²
Climate: Tropical, Arid

Language: Spanish (official), Indios dialects
Religion: Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 7%
Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)

Useful Links: Mexico Travel Guide 

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Data update 14.2.2000. Source: National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Informatics