República Mexicana Mexican Republic
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Motto Spanish: ¡Patria, Unidad y Fraternidad! (Fatherland, Unity and Fraternity)
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Anthem Himno Nacional Mexicano
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Location of Mexico in North America
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Capital |
Mexico City (19,824,221 inh.)
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Largest City |
Costalarga (23,182,000 inh.)
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Official Language |
-Spanish.
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Government Type -President |
-Republic. -Ricardo Alejandro Yáñez Herrada.
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Establishment -Independence from Spain. |
-1771.
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Area |
9,876,954 sq km
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Population |
229,932,000 inh.
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GDP Nominal |
15,456 trillion (2nd)
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GDP PPP 2007 |
16,786 trillion (2nd)
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HDI |
0.941
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HDI Rank |
3rd (very high)
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Currency |
Mexican Peso $
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Demonym |
Mexican.
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Administrative Divisions |
43 departments and 1 Special District.
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Religions |
- Catholicism 96%
- Islam 3.1%
- Others 0.9%
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Armed Forces |
939 thousand active troops.
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