MEXICO

WHERE IS MEXICO LOCATED?

• RELATIVE LOCATIONS: Mexico is in both the northern and western hemispheres. Disected by the Tropic of Cancer, the country is positioned in North America, and bordered by Belize, Guatemala, the United States, and the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
• The absolute location is 23.6345° N, 102.5528° W.

WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES MEXICO HAVE?

• The first government that Mexico has is Republic.
• Another one is presidential system.
• Also they have Constitutional republic.
• Last they have Federal republic.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN RELIGIONS BEING PRACTICED ? WHO ARE SOME FAMOUS MEXICANS

• Roman Catholicism is the main religion in Mexico; 88 percent of the population five years of age and older identified themselves as Roman Catholic in the 2000 census. Protestants and Evangelicals were the second largest religious group, accounting for approximately 5 percent of the population.
• Some famous Mexicans are Hernan Cortes, Miguel Hidalgo , Antonio López de Santa Anna, Benito Juarez

WHAT LANGUAGE DO THEY SPEAK?WHAT IS THE EXCHANGE RATE?

• People in Mexico speak Spanish
• Mexican peso equals 0.052 in U.s dollar

WHAT TYPE OF GEOGRAPHY DOES MEXICO HAVE?

• Almost all of Mexico is on the North American Plate, with small parts of the Baja California Peninsula in the northwest on the Pacific and Cocos Plates. Some geographers include the portion east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec including the Yucatán Peninsula within North America.

WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO THEY EAT?

• Enchiladas
• Chilaquiles
• Tostadas
• Guacamole

WHAT CULTURE DAYS DO THEY CELEBRATE?

• Cinco
• De mayo
• Dia de los muertos
• VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE

HOW MANY STATES ARE THERE IN MEXICO AND WHAT IS THE CAPITAL?

• Mexico is divided into 32 federal entities, of which 31 are states and one is a federal district. The following is a list of Mexico's 31 states and one federal district arranged by area
• Mexico has a population of 112,468,855 (July 2010 estimate) and its capital and largest city is Mexico City. Mexico is divided into 32 federal entities, of which 31 are states and one is a federal district.