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Facts and Figures
Full name: Mexico
Nationality
noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican
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Area
total: 1,972,550 sq km
land: 1,923,040 sq km
water: 49,510 sq km
Population: 106,202,903 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
Capital: Mexico (Distrito Federal), population - 8,600,000
Largest Cities:
Guadalajara - 1,650,000
Puebla - 1,350,000
Official Language: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
Religion: nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
Political system: federal republic
GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.006 trillion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $9,600 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 4.1% (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector
agriculture: 4%
industry: 27.2%
services: 68.9% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 5.4% (2004 est.)
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