MEXICO MEXICO REGION NORTH AMERICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 16 1810 FROM SPAIN DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION FEBRUARY 5 1917 POPULATION 100294036 1999 EST AREA 756066 SQ MI CAPITAL MEXICO CITY FORM OF GOVERNMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES OIL SILVER COPPER GOLD LEAD ZINC NATURAL GAS TIMBER MAIN INDUSTRIES FOOD PROCESSING BEVERAGES TOBACCO CHEMICALS IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION PETROLEUM PROCESSING MINING TEXTILES MOTOR VEHICLES TOURISM AGRICULTURE CORN WHEAT SOYBEANS RICE BEANS COTTON COFFEE FRUIT TOMATOES LIVESTOCK POULTRY DAIRY PRODUCTS TIMBER CURRENCY NEW PESO GDP 815.3 BILLION 19987 EST GDP PER CAPITA 8300 1998 EST LANGUAGES SPANISH MAYAN DIALECTS RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 90 LIFE EXPECTANCY 69 YEARS MALE 75 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 25 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
