Number of states: 32
Capitol City: Mexico City
Birthrate (per 1000 people): 27 -Deathrate: 5
Annual growthrate: 2.2%
Life expectancy: 72 years
GNP (gross national product): $3,750
Full country name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Area: 1,972,000 sq km (769,080 sq mi)
Population: 96 million
People: Approximately 80% mestizo (mixed European and Indian descent) and 10% ind�gena (Native Americans or Indians - including Nahua, Maya, Zapotecs, Mixtecs, Totonacs, and Tarascos or Pur�pecha)
Language: Spanish and over 50 indigenous languages
Religion: 90% Roman Catholic
Government: Democracy dominated by one party (PRI) at national level
President: Ernesto Zedillo
GDP: US$370 billion
GDP per head: US$4000
World GDP ranking: 13th
Annual growth: 7%
Inflation: 35%
Major industries: Manufactured products, oil, agricultural foodstuffs
Major trading partners: US, Canada, Japan, Europe
MONEY COMPARISON
1 American Dollor= 9.34 pesos
1 American cent= .09 pesos