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Mexico

We are researching regional information in Mexico. Mexico is a country in the southern part of North America. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Mexico.

Mexico

Location

It is bordered by the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the east, and the Caribbean Sea to the southeast.

Area

About 1.97 million km2

Capital (approximate population)

Mexico City(8.85 million)

Business-related cities other than Mexico City (approximate population)

Ecatepec(1.66 million), Guadalajara(1.5 million), Puebla(1.43 million), Ciudad Juarez(1.32 million), Tijuana(1.3 million), Leon(1.24 million), Monterrey(1.17 million), Zapopan(1.14 million), Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl(1.1 million), etc.

Population

Approximately 126.58 million people

Racial Composition

56 American Indian and Diverse Alien Ethnic Groups

Language

Spanish and 68 Native American languages are recognized

Religion

82.7% Catholic, 6.6% Protestant, 1.4% Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.
- Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel
- Santa Prisca Parish Church
- Catedral Metropolitana in Mexico City

Culture

Along with the fusion of indigenous and Spanish cultures, there is a culture that reflects a complex history.
- Monte Alban
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- Zona Arqueologica de San Andres Cholula
- Zona Arqueologica de Uxmal
- Museo Nacional de Antropologia
- El Tajin
- Laguna San Ignacio
- Bonampak
- Isla Mujeres
- La Quebrada
- Dos Ojos
- Guanajuato
- Cozumel
- Palenque
- Barrancas del Cobre
- Zona Arqueologica de Tulum
- Chichen Itza
- Teotihuacan

Education

Compulsory education is from age 3 to 18.
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
- Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Instituto Politecnico Nacional
- Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte
- Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
- Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mexico


- Biblioteca Vasconcelos

Overview of Modern and Contemporary History of Mexico

1810-21 war of independence
1821 Birth of the Mexican Empire
1824 Mexico becomes the United States. Central American states secede to become Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica respectively.
1846-48 Mexico-American War. War causes Mexico to cede its northern states (including modern-day California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah) to the United States
1864-67 Puppet government of the French Empire
1867 Mexico revival
1910-20 Mexico Revolution
1938 Oil industry nationalized
1993 NAFTA approved

Politics

It is a federal republic based on a presidential system. The president serves as head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and head of government. The legislative branch is bicameral.
- Palacio Nacional
- Congreso de la Union Camara de Diputados
- Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion

GDP per capita

$10,405

Economy

It is the second largest market economy in Latin America, an upper middle-income country.


North America

United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba , Jamaica, Haiti , Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Antigua 惻Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados

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