|
Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Mexico City |
8,656,800 |
2002 |
| Ecatepec |
1,694,600 |
2002 |
| Guadalajara |
1,659,400 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Middle America |
| Population: |
100,124,800 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
1,972,550 km2 |
| Area Land: |
1,923,040 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
9,330 km km |
| Capital: |
Mexico City |
| Climate: |
Varies from tropical to desert. |
| Languages: |
Spanish
Various Mayan dialects |
| Currency: |
1 new Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100
centavos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 16 September
(1810) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Mexico City |
| January: |
13.3°C / 55.9°F |
| July: |
16.7°C / 62.1°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
762mm / 30'' |
|
|
Boundaries |
|
United States: |
3,326km |
|
Guatemala: |
962km |
|
Belize: |
250km |
Ethnic Divisions
|
| Mestizo |
60% |
| Indigenous |
30% |
| European descent |
9% |
| Other |
1% |
Religions
|
| Nominally Roman
Catholic |
89% |
| Protestant |
6% |
| Other |
5% |
|
