| Area Total | 1,964,375 sq km |
| Climate | varies from tropical to desert |
| Natural Resources | petroleum, silver, antimony, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
| Imports | US 46.4%, China 17.7%, Japan 4.3% (2017) – metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, automobile parts for assembly and repair, aircraft, aircraft parts, plastics, natural gas and oil products |
| Exports | US 79.9% (2017) – manufactured goods, electronics, vehicles and auto parts, oil and oil products, silver, plastics, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton; Mexico is the world’s leading producer of silver |
| Government | federal presidential republic |
| Capital | Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico) |
| Population | 128,649,565 (July 2020 est.) |
| Ethnicity | mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 62%, predominantly Amerindian 21%, Amerindian 7%, other 10% (mostly European) (2012 est.) |
| Language | Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2005) |
News about Mexico
- Sheinbaum denies textile tariffs are aimed at China: Friday’s mañanera recappedby MND Staff on December 21, 2024
She also addressed claims that her party arranged for the withdrawal of criminal charges against a senator in exchange for his vote on judicial reform. The post Sheinbaum denies textile tariffs are aimed at China: Friday’s mañanera recapped appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- With state oil company Pemex behind on payments, small suppliers face financial crisisby MND Staff on December 20, 2024
Small Gulf Coast subcontractors are struggling to pay Christmas bonuses and other end-of-year obligations, or even shutting down entirely. The post With state oil company Pemex behind on payments, small suppliers face financial crisis appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Annual Christmas Verbena sets Mexico City Zócalo aglow with lightby MND Staff on December 20, 2024
The downtown festivities will continue until Dec. 30 and are best enjoyed after dark. The post Annual Christmas Verbena sets Mexico City Zócalo aglow with light appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Texas launches billboard campaign referencing sexual assault to deter U.S.-bound migrantsby MND Staff on December 20, 2024
This initiative complements Operation Lone Star, which has reportedly led to deaths and injuries among migrants. The post Texas launches billboard campaign referencing sexual assault to deter U.S.-bound migrants appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Cancún releases nearly 1 million sea turtle hatchlings to the oceanby MND Staff on December 20, 2024
Benito Juárez municipality described Cancún's 2024 hatching season as a success, with a 97% survival rate. The post Cancún releases nearly 1 million sea turtle hatchlings to the ocean appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Know Your Neighborhood: San Ángelby Bethany Platanella on December 20, 2024
Colonial architecture, chic bistros and magnificent cultural centers await in San Ángel, one of Mexico City's fanciest jewels. The post Know Your Neighborhood: San Ángel appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- The true story that inspired Alfonso Cuarón’s third and (maybe) final Christmas short filmby MND Staff on December 20, 2024
"Rocky," a tiny owl found in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020, gave Cuarón the idea for his animated short, now showing on Disney+. The post The true story that inspired Alfonso Cuarón’s third and (maybe) final Christmas short film appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Mexican slang 101: How to talk turkey like a native speakerby Alasdair Baverstock on December 20, 2024
All the varo-related Mexican slang you could ever and how to use it. The post Mexican slang 101: How to talk turkey like a native speaker appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allegeby Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Alice Herman in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin on December 20, 2024
Exclusive: Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workersA company owned by two of Donald Trump’s top mega-donors has routinely brought dozens of its workers from Mexico to staff its warehouses in Wisconsin and other […]
- Baja whale watching kicks off as gray whales return for calving seasonby MND Staff on December 20, 2024
The Baja Peninsula yet again hosts one of nature's great wonders as the gray whales return to Mexico for their annual breeding season. The post Baja whale watching kicks off as gray whales return for calving season appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Bank of Mexico cuts benchmark interest rate to 10%by MND Staff on December 19, 2024
Further rate cuts are expected in the new year as inflation declines across the country. The post Bank of Mexico cuts benchmark interest rate to 10% appeared first on Mexico News Daily
- Search for lost brother reveals dark secret of Mexico’s ‘death flights’by Oscar Lopez in Mexico City on December 19, 2024
As many as 1,500 people may have been thrown out of planes over the ocean in crackdown on rebel groups, including members of Abdallan Guzmán’s familyAbdallan was the sixth to be taken.First they came for his older brother Amafer, nabbed in broad daylight on the streets of the Mexican city of Morelia. Then they came for his other brother, Armando, […]
- Ice deports mother and children, including newborn twins, to Mexicoby Erum Salam on December 18, 2024
Despite the infants being US citizens, Christina Salazar and all four of her children were put on a plane on 11 DecemberAfter his wife and children, including newborn twins, were suddenly deported to Mexico by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a Texas man is fighting to get his family back.Federico Arellano Jr, a US citizen, saw his wife, Christina […]
- ‘The military has been inserted into the economy’: how the army became ubiquitous in Mexican lifeby Thomas Graham in Mexico City on December 16, 2024
Under the former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s army acquired a stake in air and sea ports, customs and luxury hotelsA new package holiday promises to whisk tourists in the Yucatán Peninsula from plush hotels to Mayan ruins on a new airline and freshly-laid train tracks – an adventure brought to them entirely by the Mexican army, […]
- ‘Mother of all battles’: terror for Mexicans as war rages inside Sinaloa cartelby Thomas Graham in Culiacán on December 12, 2024
Violence shows few signs of ending after three months of war between rival factions that have left more than a thousand dead or disappearedOne bright recent morning, Culiacán threw a party like old times, with chefs serving up aguachile, a Sinaloan-style ceviche, and musicians blasting a riot on their trumpets and drums.“It used to be like this every […]
