Full country name: Estados Unidos Méxicanos
Area: 1,958,200 sq km
Population: 100,350,000
Capital city: Mexico City (22 million people)
People: Approximately 60% mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian descent) and 30% Amerindian (indígena - including Nahua, Maya, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Totonacs, and Tarascos or Purépecha)
Languages: Spanish and 59 indigenous languages
Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant
Government: Federal republic
Head of state: Vincente Fox Quesada

GDP: US$915 billion
GDP per head: US$91,500
Annual growth: 7%
Inflation: 9%
Major industries: Food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism
Major trading partners: USA, Canada, Japan, Germany