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Mexico
The third largest country in Latin America. Mexico is bordered by the United States on the north, Guatemala and Belize on the southeast, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west and south.
Mexico, the United States' neighbor to the south, is rich in culture and color. A federal republic, it's government is similar to the United States with executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Mexico is actually made up of 31 separate states that vary in economic and cultural backgrounds.
Area:
761,600 square miles
Population:
98, 552,776 (1998 est)
Major Religion:
Roman Catholicism 97% Protestant 3%
Official Language:
Spanish, Indian languages
Ethnicities:
Mestizo (Indian-Spanish 60%, Amerindian 30%, Caucasian 9%, other 1%
Literacy Rate: 87%
