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Area: 1,959,248 sq km (758,449 sq miles). Population: 106.4 million (UN, 2005). Population Density: 54.3 per sq km. Capital: Mexico City. Population: 21 million (2003 estimate). Government: Republic since 1917. Gained independence from Spain in 1821. Mexico is at the southern extremity of North America and isbordered to the north by the USA, northwest by the Gulf of California, west by the Pacific, south by Guatemala and Belize, and east by the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Mexico's geographical features rangefrom swamp to desert, and from tropical lowland jungle to high alpinevegetation. Over half the country has an altitude above 1000m (3300ft). The central land mass is a plateau flanked by ranges of mountains to the east and west that lie roughly parallel to the coast. The northernarea of this plateau is arid and thinly populated, and occupies 40 per cent of the total area of Mexico. The southern area is crossed by a range of volcanic mountains running from Cape Corrientes in the west through the Valley of Mexico to Veracruz in the east, and includes themagnificent volcanoes of Cofre de Perote, Ixtaccíhuatl, Matlalcueyetl, Nevado de Toluca, Orizaba and Popocatépetl. This is the heart of Mexico and where almost half of the population lives. To the south, the landfalls away to the sparsely populated Isthmus of Tehuantepec whose slopes and flatlands support both commercial and subsistenceagriculture. In the east, the Gulf Coast and the Yucatán peninsula areflat and receive over 75 per cent of Mexico's rain. The most productiveagricultural region in Mexico is the northwest, while the Gulf Coastproduces most of Mexico's oil and sulphur. Along the northwest coast, opposite the peninsula of Baja California, and to the southeast along the coast of Bahía de Campeche and the Yucatán peninsula, the lowlands are swampy with coastal lagoons. Language: Spanish is the officiallanguage (spoken by more than 90 per cent). English is widely spoken. 8 per cent speak indigenous languages, of which Nátinate is most widely spoken. Religion: 89 per cent Roman Catholic, five per cent Protestant and six per cent other denominations. Time: Central Standard Time: GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October.) Mountain Standard Time: GMT - 7 (GMT - 6 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October.) Pacific Standard Time : GMT - 8 (GMT - 7 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October.) Social Conventions: Handshaking is themost common form of greeting. Casual sportswear is acceptable fordaytime dress throughout the country. At beach resorts, dress is veryinformal for men and women and nowhere are men expected to wear ties.In Mexico City, however, dress tends to be smart in elegant restaurantsand hotel dining rooms. Smoking is unrestricted except where notified.Mexicans regard relationships and friendships as the most importantthing in life next to religion and they are not afraid to show theiremotions. A large Mexican family always seems to find room for one moreand a visitor who becomes friends with a Mexican will invariably bemade part of the family. Visitors should always remember that localcustoms and traditions are important. Electricity: 110 volts AC, 60Hz. US two-pin (flat) plugs are usual.
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