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Region: Middle America

Capital: Mexico City

Population: 124,653,624

Area Total: 1,972,550

Area Land: 1,923,040

Climate: Varies from tropical to desert.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Guadalajara 1,640,589 2020
Iztapalapa 1,820,888 2020
Mexico City 12,294,193 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Middle America
Population: 124,653,624
Area Total: 1,972,550km2
Area Land: 1,923,040km2
Coast Line: 9,330km
Capital: Mexico City
Climate: Varies from tropical to desert.
Languages: Spanish
Various Mayan dialects
Currency: 1 new Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Independence Day is 16 September (1810), Constitution Day is 5 February, Cinco de Mayo is 5 May


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 61.10°F
July: °C / 74.00°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 36.8"


Boundaries
United States 3,326 km
Guatemala 962 km
Belize 250 km


Ethnic Divisions
Mestizo 60.00%
Indigenous 30.00%
European descent 9.00%
Other 1.00%


Religions
Nominally Roman Catholic 89.00%
Protestant 6.00%
Other 5.00%

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