| Land area (sq. km) |
1,908,690.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
12.99 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
102,049,760.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.01 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
53.47 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
90.95 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
75.09 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
22.60 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
40.0 (2003 est.) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
75.74 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5% |
CIA |
| Language |
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Mexico (Distrito Federal) |
CIA |
| Character of government |
federal republic; Administrative Division: 31 states and 1 federal district; Independence day: 16 September 1810 (from Spain) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Felipe CALDERON (since 2 July 2006) |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; note - appointment of attorney general requires consent of the Senate. elections: president elected by popular vote for a single six-year term |
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| Legislative branch description |
bicameral National Congress or Congreso de la Union consists of the Senate or Camara de Senadores (128 seats; 96 are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms, and 32 are allocated on the basis of each party's popular vote) and the Federal Chamber of Deputies (500 seats, 300 elested by popular vote, 200 allocated based on parties popular vote, also for three years term) |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia Nacional (justices or ministros are appointed by the president with consent of the Senate) |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
23.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
1.19 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
17.38 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
4.12 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
6,055.92 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
4.69 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
0.41 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
3.34 (2000) |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
2.88 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
5.79 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
3.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
138,689,298,432.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Mexican Peso (MXN) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
10.79 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
137.55 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
376.79 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
109.85 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
177.10 |
WDI |
