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Mexico

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Capital: Mexico

Population

Total Population (million): 105.28
Annual growth rate: 1.09%
Density: 55 inhab./km²
Urban population: 76.26%
Population of principal cities: City of Mexico (8463906); Ecatepec de Morelos (1687549); Guadalajara (1600894); Puebla (1399519); City of Juarez (1301452); Tijuana (1286187)
Ethnic Origins:
Official Language: Mexican Spanish
Other languages spoken: Many Mexicans also know English and many of them appreciate the efforts made to speak Spanish.
Business language: Spanish and English
Religion: Catholics 89.6%, Protestants 4.8%, No religion 3.1%, Jews 0.2%, Others 2.3%.
Literacy rate: 91.63%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Mexico City
It is %T:%M %A in Culiacán
It is %T:%M %A in Tijuana

Exchange rate on :


Country overview

Area: 1,958,200 km²
Type of State: Federal republic based on parliamentary democracy.
Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Emerging Financial Market
The most open country of Latin America; heavily dependent on the American economic situation.
HID*: 0.829
HDI (world rank): 52/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.


Weather in Mexico City
 | 

Low: 7°  |  High: 22°

Humidity: 87%  |  Wind: 6 km/h
Sunrise: 6:39 am  |  Sunset: 6:01 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Mexico, dial 00
To call in Mexico, dial 52
Internet suffix: .mx
Computers: 13.1 per 100 inhabitants
Telephone lines: 0.0
Internet users: 0.0
Access to electricity: n.c.

Indicator of economic freedom

Score:
66.4/100
Position:
Moderatly free
World Rank:
44 out of 157
Regional Rank:
9 out of 29

Distribution of Economic freedom in the world
Source: 2008 Index of Economic freedom, Heritage Foundation

 

Country risk

See the country risk analysis from provided by Ducroire.

 

Indicator of political freedom

Political freedom:
2/7
Civil liberties:
2/7
Ranking:
Free

Map of freedom 2007
Source: Freedom House

 

Indicator of freedom of the press

World Rank:
136/169
Evolution:
4 places down compared to 2006

Source: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007, Reporters Without Borders

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