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Comparative area: |
Slightly less than three
times the size of Texas |
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Climate: |
Varies from tropical to
desert |
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Terrain: |
Low coastal plains,
desert, high plateaus, high mountains |
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Natural hazards: |
Tsunamis, volcanoes,
earthquakes, hurricanes |
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Government type: |
Federal republic |
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Capital: |
Mexico |
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Currency: |
Mexican peso |
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Language: |
Spanish, various Mayan,
Nahuati, indigenous languages |
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Religion: |
Roman Catholic,
Protestant |
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Population: |
101,879,171 (2001
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
25 deaths/1,000 live
births (2001 est.) |
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Life expectancy: |
72 years (2001
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS-adult prevalence
rate: |
.29% (1999 est.) |
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Literacy rate: |
Male: 92%
Female 87% (1995 est.) |
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Percent of population
below poverty line: |
27% (1998 est.) |
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Number of telephone
lines: |
9,600,000 (1998) |
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Number of televisions: |
25,600,000 (1997) |
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Number of internet
users: |
2,500,000 (1997) |
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