This document provides an overview of Mexico, including its capital (Mexico City), national language (Spanish), currency (Peso), and location bordering the United States, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico. It covers social, legal, economic, political, and technological aspects of Mexico, such as a population of over 118 million, literacy rates over 90%, Roman Catholicism as the dominant religion, and an economy that is among the largest in the world and 10th largest by GDP.

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CAPITAL - Mexico City
NATIONAL LANGUAGE - Spanish
CURRENCY - Peso
LOCATION - Mexico is bordered on the
north by the United States; on the south
and west by the Pacific Ocean and on the
east by the Gulf of Mexico.
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SOCIAL
LEGAL
ECONOMIC
POLITICAL
TECHNOLOGICAL
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4. SOCIAL
POPULATION • 118,395,054 (11th)
MAIN CITIES
CAPITAL
• Mexico
city, Guadalajara, Monterrey
• Mexico city
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5. SOCIAL
MEDIAN
AGE
LITERACY
RATE
SEX RATIO
• total: 27.7 years male: 26.6 years
female: 28.8 years (2013)
• 97% for youth under the age of 14 and
91% for people over 15. (2004)
• at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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6. SOCIAL
MAIN RELIGIONS • Roman
FOLLOWED
Catholicism, Christianity
• 16.77 deaths/1,000 live
INFANT
MORTALITY RATE
births
LANGUAGES
SPOKEN
• Spanish, English, Indigenous
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7. LEGAL
NATIONAL ISSUES
WORLD BANK
• The Mexican drug cartels are a
national security issue
• Illegal migrants coming from
Ecuador, Cuba, China and
Pakistan
• Heavy weaponry smuggle from
United States
• Climate Change Development
Policy Loan
• Green Growth Development
Policy Loan
• Secondary Education
Development Policy Loan
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8. ECONOMICAL
Mexico has one of the world's largest economies, it is the
tenth largest oil producer in the world, the largest silver
producer in the world and is considered both a regional
power and middle power.
According to Goldman Sachs, by 2050 Mexico is expected to
become the world's fifth largest economy.
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9. ECONOMICAL
GDP (nominal)
2013 estimate
Total
$1.327 trillion
Per capita
$11,224
Mexico has the 14th largest nominal GDP and the 10th
largest by purchasing power parity.
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10. POLITICAL
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11. POLITICAL
The constitution establishes three levels of
government: the federal Union, the state
governments and the municipal governments
Enrique Peña Nieto is the current President of
Mexico
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12. TECHNOLOGICAL
• The "Big Three" (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) have been
operating in Mexico since the 1930s,
while Volkswagen and Nissan built their plants in the 1960s
• The Mexican Armed Forces: military industry manufactures systems
and advanced naval dockyards that build heavy military vessels and
advanced missile technologies
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The military’s increasing importance has been placed on acquiring
airborne surveillance platforms, aircraft, helicopters, digital warfighting technologies, urban warfare equipment and rapid troop
transport. Mexico also has the capabilities to manufacture nuclear
weapons.

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