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About Mexico |
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The United Mexican
States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (help?info)), or simply
Mexico (Spanish: Mexico (help?info)), is a country located in North
America, bounded on the north by the United States; on the south and
west by the North Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize,
and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. The
United Mexican States comprise a constitutional republican federation
of thirty-one states and a federal district, Mexico City, one of the
most populous cities on Earth. |
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Mexico is the 5th largest country in the Americas by total area and
14th largest in the world. With a population of about 103 million,
it is the 11th most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking
country in the world.
As the only Latin American member of the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 1994, Mexico is firmly
established as an upper middle-income country. |
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Capital City |
Mexico
(Distrito Federal) |
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Area |
1,972,550 sq km |
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Population
(July 2006 est.) |
107,449,525 |
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Language |
Spanish, various
Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional
indigenous languages |
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Economy Status |
GDP (Purchasing
Power Parity) : $1.134 trillion (2006 est.)
GDP (official
exchange rate) : $741.5 billion (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita
(PPP) : $10,600 (2006 est.) |
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