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Source: The World Factbook
| Area | 1972550 sq km |
| Population | 104,907,991 [03] |
| GDP in US$ billion | 637.21 [02] |
| GDP: PPP in US$ billion | 942.20 [03] |
| GDP - PPP per capita in US$ | 9,000 [03] |
| Reserves including Gold in US$ billion in 2002 | |
| Capital | Mexico City |
| Monetary unit | Peso |
| Local currency to US$ on 9 Feb 2004 | 0.090326 |
| Literacy (percentage) | 92 |
| Location | Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north, Belize and Guatemala to the southeast; |
| Geographic coordinates | 23 00 N, 102 00 W |
| Climate | varies from tropical to desert |
| Government | Federal republic. |
| Languages | Spanish, Indian languages |
| Ethnicity/race | mestizo (Indian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, Caucasian or predominantly Caucasian 9%, other 1% |
| Religions | nominally Roman Catholic, 97%; Protestant, 3% |
| Industries | food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism. |
| Natural resources | petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber. |
| Exports (billion US$) | 164.80 [03] |
| crude oil, oil products, coffee, silver, engines, motor vehicles, cotton, consumer electronics. | |
| Imports (billion US$) | 168.90 [03] |
| metal-working machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts. | |
| Foreign direct investment US$ millions Year 2001 | 24,731 |
| Annual tele- communication investment (million US$) | 3,179 [02] |
| R&D Output | |
| High technology Exports million dollars in 1999 | 24,070 |
| High technology exports % of manufactured exports 2000 | 22.00 |
| Infrastructure | |
| Total Road network in 1995-99 | 318,952 |
| International arrivals in million | 19.67 [02] |
| Energy use in million tons of oil equivalent in 2000 | 153.513 |
| R&D expenditure | |
| Total R&D Expenditure in national currencies | |
| GERD/GDP as % | 0.43 [99] |
| Business Expenditure on R&D | |
| Industry financed GERD as Percentage | 23.60 [99] |
| Public Expenditure on Education as % of GDP 1998-2000 | 4.40 |
| Human Resources Development | |
| Labor force in million (2002) | 39.80 |
| R&D personnel (no of persons) | 33,300 [97] |
| Business enterprise R&D personnel | 4,500 [97] |
| Researchers as % of labour force | |
| Information & Communication Technology | |
| Television equipped households in million | 23.09 [02] |
| Fixed phones Millions in 2002 (penetration% given in brackets) | 14.94 [14.7%] |
| Mobile phone Millions in 2002 (penetration% given in brackets) | 25.90 [25.4%] |
| Internet users in million in 2002 (penetration% given in brackets) | 10.03 [9.8%] |
| Number of PCs in Millions in 2002 (penetration% given in brackets) | 8.35 [8.2%] |
| Internet hosts - 2002 | 1,107,795 |