Capital:
Mexico City
Population:
109,955,400
Languages:
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
Religion:
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1%
Life Expectancy:
75.84 years
GDP per-capita:
$12,800
Of Interest:
The Tropic of Cancer effectively divides the country into temperate and tropical zones. This gives Mexico one of the worlds most diverse weather systems. Mexico is also one of the 18 megadiverse countries of the world, with over 200,000 different species, making it home to 10 -12% of the world's biodiversity.
Location:
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US