| 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
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At a Covid crossroads, some Cholula businesses fear they’ve closed for good
by Joseph Sorrentino on January 16, 2021
In normal times, Cholula, Puebla, one of Mexico's magical towns, is a major tourist site. But these are anything but normal times.
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10 states at maximum risk as new Covid cases skyrocket by 21,366 in one day
by Peter Davies on January 16, 2021
The number of red light maximum risk states will double on Monday amid skyrocketing new coronavirus case numbers.
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'My neighbourhood is being destroyed to pacify his supporters': the race to complete Trump's wall
by Samuel Gilbert on January 16, 2021
In his final months in office, Donald Trump has ramped up construction on his promised physical border between the US and Mexico – devastating wildlife habitats and increasing the migrant death tollAt Sierra Vista Ranch in Arizona near the Mexican border, Troy McDaniel is warming up his helicopter. McDaniel, tall and slim in a tan jumpsuit, began taking […]
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Thursday’s Covid tally: a record 16,468 new cases, 40% of which are in Mexico City
by Peter Davies on January 15, 2021
The number of cases rose to just under 1.59 million on Thursday while the official death toll reached 137,916 with 999 additional deaths.
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From mammoth bones to ziplines, this trail has something for everyone
by John Pint on January 15, 2021
A river that in the 1800s used to host steamboats, El Río de la Pasión forms part of the border between the states of Jalisco and Michoacán.
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Fuel theft has supposedly declined, but the violence in Guanajuato has not
by Peter Davies on January 15, 2021
An apparent paradox has emerged in Guanajuato: petroleum pipeline theft has declined but high levels of violence continue.
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Ambassador says Mexico rejected offers of help to control arms trafficking
by Peter Davies on January 15, 2021
The federal government rejected an offer of equipment to help control illegal arms trafficking, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Thursday.
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Elections authority wants to stipulate what AMLO cannot say during campaign
by Peter Davies on January 15, 2021
The National Electoral Institute is considering putting strict limits on what the president can say in the lead-up to the elections in June.
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National Guard assumes policing duties after candidate’s murder
by Michelle Aguilar on January 15, 2021
A day after the assassination of a Guanajuato politician, the National Guard and state police disarmed local police in Juventino Rosas.
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With the housebound blues, you take the cure wherever you can get it
by Bodie Kellogg on January 15, 2021
Cockroach races? Mice safaris? When the virus has kept you locked down in your house for months, boredom starts forcing you to get creative.
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Ex-defense minister cleared of drug charges; AMLO claims US fabricated evidence
by Peter Davies on January 15, 2021
The Attorney General's Office has exonerated former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos of drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
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Outrage after Mexico exonerates ex-defense minister in drug case
by Tom Phillips, Latin America correspondent on January 15, 2021
Gen Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested last October for allegedly shielding a conspiracy to smuggle drugs into the USMexico has exonerated a former defense minister who US prosecutors alleged was a drug capo nicknamed The Godfather, sparking outrage and claims that the country’s powerful armed forces have become untouchable.Gen Salvador Cienfuegos was […]
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Superbowl avocado exports expected to be up 4% despite coronavirus
by Peter Davies on January 14, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic won't stop Mexico from sending a huge quantity of avocados to the US before the Super Bowl February 7.
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Of 324 Covid-free ‘municipalities of hope’ just 80 remain untouched by the virus
by Peter Davies on January 14, 2021
Mexico's list of coronavirus-free “municipalities of hope” has dwindled from 324 to 80 in the space of eight months.
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Pemex workers file corruption charges against union officials
by Peter Davies on January 14, 2021
A group of current and former workers in Campeche have filed a complaint against their local union leader and a former secretary general.
