 Mexico
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Mexico is a country located in North America, bordered at the north by the United States, and at the south by Guatemala and Belize, in Central America. The interior consists of an elevated plateau. Northern Mexico is dry and desert-like, while the south is mountainous jungle containing the ruins of ancient Mayan and Aztec city complexes. Mexico is one of the world's most bio-diverse countries.
It is the northernmost and westernmost country in Latin America, and also the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world. The site of advanced Mesoamerican or Amerindian civilizations, the land that currently makes up Mexico existed under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century.
AREA: 1,964,375 sq km, of which 1,959,248 sq km are continental and 5,127 sq km are islands.
CLIMATE: Varies from tropical to desert
POPULATION: 103.3 million
RELIGIONS: nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
LANGUAGES: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Federal republic
CAPITAL: Mexico
CURRENCY: Mexican peso
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Independence Day, 16 September (1810)
GDP PER CAPITA (purchasing power parity): $10,000 (2005 est.)
France = $29,600 (2005 est.)
USA = $41,600 (2005 est.)
China = $6,800 (2005 est.)
Bresil = $8,300 (2005 est.)
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