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Mexico - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Mexico City   16,900,000  
Guadalajara   3,500,000  
Monterrey   3,100,000  
Puebla   1,800,000  
Leon   1,036,000  
City of Juarez   1,010,000  



Total population (millions): 103.8
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 76%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 1.5%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 1,958,200


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Half-caste 59.2
Amerindian 29.9
Native European 9.8
Other 1.1




Local time


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


GMT-6 in winter, GMT-5 in summer


Languages


Official language: Mexican Spanish. This language differs from Castillan Spanish in two ways: the pronunciation is smoother and more melodious and a lot of Indian words have been incorporated. Furthermore, over 50 languages are spoken in Mexico (about 15% of the population does not speak Spanish)
Business languages: Spanish and English.

Free translation tools in Mexico :
Babel Fish
Free English-Spanish-English translation of texts and web pages

Systran
Free French-Spanish-French translation of texts and web pages

Dictionarios.com
Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 89.6%
Protestants 4.8%
No religion 3.1%
Jews 0.2%
Others 2.3%.


Political system


Federal republic, presidential regime. The President of the Republic is elected every 6 years for a single term. The Congress (a two-chamber parliament) is composed of the Senate (128 members) and the House of Representatives (500 members).

Capital: Mexico City
Head of State: Vicente Fox (since the 2nd of July 2000)


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Mexico 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 19667   18665   20618   8
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


IMexico City: el Templo Mayor, the Cathedral and the historic district.
South of Mexico: Palenque and Chichen Itza, Chiapas (San Cristobal), Oaxaca and the beach of Zipolite, Cancun, Tulum and the Playa del Carmen.

For more information about tourism in Mexico , check out the following web site(s) :
Mexican Tourism Board


Food


Traditional dishes


Guacamole: mushed avocados with tomatoes, onions, and chile.
Mole poblano: chicken and rice with a sauce made of lots of hot peppers and spices, and with chocolate
Tamales: Corn roll stuffed either with chicken, corn flour or vegetables.

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