United Mexican States

National Anthem: The Mexican National Anthem

Capital: Mexico City, Federal District
• Population: 8,720,916
• Coordinates: 19°03' N 99°22'W O

Largest city: Mexico City

Official languages: Spanish and 63 aboriginal dialects (see note below)

Form of government: Federal Democratic Republic

President: Felipe Calderón Hinojosa

Independence
• Declared: September 16, 1810
• Achieved from Spain: September 27, 1821

Territorial Extension: 14th Place
• Total: 1,984,375 sq. kilometers (766,172 sq. miles)
• Percentage of water: 2.5%
Borders and coastlines: 3,152 kilometers (1,891 miles) to the north abutting on the USA; to the southeast, 956 km (574 miles) bordering on Guatemala and 193 km (116 miles) on Belize.

Population: 11th Place
• Total: 103,263,388 (Official 2005 calculations)
• Density: 52.3 inhabitants/sq. kilometer

GDP: 13th Place
• Total (2005): US $1.056 billion
• GDP per capita: US $10,186.66

IDH (2006): 0,821 (53º) – alto

Currency: Mexican Peso ($ MN)
Citizenship designation: Mexican, -a
Time Zone: (Coordinated Universal Time) UTC-6 to UTC-8
• Summer: UTC-5 to UTC-7

Internet domain: .mx
Telephone prefix: +52
Radio prefix: 4AA-4CZ, 6DA-6JZ, XAA-XIZ
ISO Code: 484 / MX / MEX
Member of: TLCAN, ONU, OEA, OCDE, APEC, G.3

Note: There is no declaration of an official language. However, the General Linguistic Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act establishes that Spanish and 63 native languages—declared as national languages—are equally valid throughout the United Mexican States.