FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 101,879,171 (July 2001 est.)

AREA 761,600 sq. miles. Slightly less than three times the size of Texas

CURRENCY Mexican peso (MXP)

EXCHANGE 1 U.S. dollar=9.074 Mexican pesos (March 2002 est.)

GDP GROWTH Mexico posted a growth of 6.9% in 2000, but the GDP contracted 0.3% in 2001. However, Merryll Lynch has forecasted a growth of 1.4% in 2002 and 5.7% in 2003.

EXPORTS Manufactured goods, oil, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton

EXPORT PARTNERS U.S. 88.6%, Canada 2%, Spain 0.9%, Germany 0.9%, Japan 0.6%, UK 0.6%