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Mexico

• United Mexican States
• Official name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos
• President: Vincente Fox (2000)
• Area: 761,602 sq. mi. (1,972,550 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 107,449,525
• Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Mexico City, 19,013,000 (metro. Area)
• Other large cities: Ecatepec, 1,731,900 (part of Mexico City metro. area); Guadalajara, 1,665,800; Puebla, 1,345,500; Nezahualcóyotl, 1,250,700 (part of Mexico City metro. area);  Monterrey, 1,135,000
• Monetary unit: Peso
• Languages: Spanish, Indian languages
• Ethnicity/race: mestizo (Indian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, Caucasian or predominantly Caucasian 9%, other 1%
• Religions: nominally Roman Catholic, 97%; Protestant, 3%    Source:  Infoplease

At Market in Oaxaca

Chichen Itza

Copper Canyon

Migration Monarch butterfiles, Michoacan

Nevado de Colima

Port of Veracruz

San Cristobal de las Casas

Spanish wall at Campeche

The Cathedral, Mexico City

Uxmal, Yucatan

Cabo San Lucas

La Venta Head

Puerto Vallarta

Mayan arch at Uxmal

St Nicholas Church, Veracruz

The Cathedral, Mexico City

Xcaret

Ruins at Palenque

Popocatepetl and Iztacchihuatl volcanoes

Baja sunset

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At Market in Oaxaca

 

Mexico's national anthem

 

	For more information on Mexico click on the links below: Ancient Mexico.com Aztecs for Kids Infoplease Languages of Mexico Maya Explorer—Yucatan Mexico for Kids Parks, Reserves and Other  Protected Areas States of Mexico Virtourist:  Yucatan Peninsula Webcams in Mexico Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
Mexico's President Vincente Fox		Mexico's national coat of arms