Official Name: United Mexican States Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico on the east and the North Pacific Ocean on the west, between Guatemala and the United States. Capital: Mexico City (Distrito Federal) Area: total: 1,972,550 sq km land: 1,923,040 sq km water: 49,510 sq km Lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m. Highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 m.

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Population: 108,700,891 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Mexican(s) Ethnic groups: Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%. Religions: Nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%. Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages.

Varies from tropical to desert.

Government type: Federal Republic. Independence: 16 September 1810 (from Spain). National holiday: Independence Day, 16 September (1810).

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