Information about Mexico
Location
Mexico is in Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States. With a total of 4,353 km land boundaries, Mexico shares borders with Belize (250 km), Guatemala (962 km) and the United States (3,141 km).
Statistics
- Area: 1,972,550 km² (land: 1,923,040 km²; water: 49,510 km²)
- Population: 107,449,525 (July 2006)
- Capital: Mexico
- Language: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
- Religion: nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
- Climate: varies from tropical to desert
- Time Zone: GMT -6
- Currency: Mexican Peso [MXN]
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