Mexico
, the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is
bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south by Belize
and Guatemala; on the east by the United States of America, Gulf of , and
the Caribbean Sea; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Mexico's borders stretch approximately 1,958,201 square kilometers or
756,066 square miles. That figure includes 5,363 square kilometers or 2,071
square miles of outlying islands. From north to south its longest distance is
1,250 miles. From east to west its longest distance is 1,900 miles. Mexico's
coast line covers about 6,320 miles.
Most of Mexico is just an immense elevated plateau, flanked by mountain
ranges that ...
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total population of about
93,670,000, according to a 1990 census. Although most of Mexico's population is
from Mexico City, which is the biggest city in the world, Mexico's other cities
include Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Puebla. Most of Mexico's population lives
in urban areas, about seventy-five percent, and the population density is about
forty-eight people per square kilometer, or one-hundred and twenty-four people
per square mile.
Mexico's official language is Spanish, although another language that is
fairly widely spoken is Native American. Mexico's ethnic groups can be broken
down into three major groups: Mestizo, Native American, and European. Mestizo's
are people of mixed European and Native American ancestry. Mestizo's make up
about sixty percent of Mexico's population, while Native American's makes up
about thirty percent, and European's make up about nine percent. There are many
religions being practiced in Mexico, but the biggest by far is Roman ...
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