FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 100,349,766 (July 2000 est.)

AREA 1,972,550 sq. km. Slightly less than three times the size of Texas

CURRENCY Mexican peso (MXP)

EXCHANGE 1 U.S. dollar=9.107 Mexican pesos (August 2001 est.)

CAPITAL CITY Mexico City

GDP Mexico’s GDP is US$865.5 billion (1999 est.)

RESOURCES The country’s top resources include petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber

INDUSTRIES Food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism