Mexico Travel Overview
Important facts
Capital: Mexico City (See more on SIMPLYYELLOWPAGES.COM)
Official language: Spanish
Currency: Peso 1MXN = 0.05EUR
Continent: Central North America
The United Mexican States
According to Countryaah, Mexico is best known in our latitudes as the land of tequilla, chilli, tortilla and sombrero. The United Mexican States – or Mexico for short – are located in North America and consist of 31 states. The official language is Spanish, but there are also 62 other recognized Indian languages.
Although Mexico is roughly five to six times the size of Germany, Mexico has only three neighboring countries: the United States of America, Guatemala, and Belize.
Mexico City
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. Mexico City is the political, economic, social and cultural hub of Mexico. There are many sights to discover in Mexico City. For example, the baroque Zócalo Cathedral, Chapultepec Castle, the Torre Mayor and the Paseo de la Reforma. There are numerous monuments along the Paseo de la Reforma. Including a small memorial by the government of Austriawas set up under Bruno Kreisky. It should be a reminder of the years after 1938. During this time Mexico allowed many refugees from Austria and other European countries to enter and was the only country in the League of Nations not to recognize the annexation of Austria to Germany (and the associated annihilation of Austria).
The district of Xochimilco, which has been included in the list of world cultural heritage by UNESCO, is particularly worth seeing. The ” floating gardens ” in particular attract many tourists who spend their vacation in Mexico City to Xochimilco. The floating gardens are a labyrinth of man-made canals through which one is chauffeured with colorfully decorated fins. Sometimes Xochimilco is therefore also called The Venice of Mexico, and the university campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México has also been included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Beach vacation and beach vacation in Mexico
Mexico is ideal for a beach vacation and beach vacation. There are a variety of gorgeous beaches on the Caribbean coast and the Atlantic coast. Mexico is therefore also a very popular destination for a diving holiday. Especially the area on the Caribbean coast between Cancun and Chetumal has many unique landscapes for diving.
But Mexico is not just a destination for a beach vacation or bathing vacation, it also has many sights and cultural experiences to offer. A few kilometers northeast of Mexico City is Teotithuacan, the city of the gods. Teotithuacan is a ruined city with huge pyramids. The landmark of Teotithuacan is the “Pirámide del Sol” – or in German the sun pyramid
A trip to the Yucatan peninsula is recommended for those who would like to combine beach holidays and bathing holidays with sightseeing during their vacation. On the one hand, the Riviera Maya, the Caribbean coast between Cancun and Chetumal, is very popular among holidaymakers for a beach holiday and bathing holiday. And on the other hand, the Yucatan was the main settlement area of the Maya. That is why there are still many temples, ruined cities and pyramids that can be visited today.
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Peso (100 centavos)
ISO 4217 code
MXN / 484
Currency (sub-unit)
Mexican Unidad de Inversion (UDI)
ISO 4217 code
MXV / 979
Geography
Continent: North America
Region: medium
Geo coordinates: N 23 ° 38 ‘4.2 ” W -102 ° -33’ -10″
Highest mountain: Volcan Pico de Orizaba (5,700 m)
Total area: 1,972,550 km²
Mainland: 1,923,040 km²
National border: 4,538 km
Coastline: 9,330 km
Politics
Dependency: Spain until 1810
UN member since: 1945
Other political affiliation: Organization of American States
Form of government: Federal Republic
Houses of Parliament: bikameral
Party system: Multi-party system
State building: federal
Political culture: u
Economy
Export goods: Petroleum, metals, textiles
BSP: $ 812,667,000,000
GDP: $ 789,120,200,000
GDP purchasing power parity: $ 1.131.4 billion
Economic growth: 3.7%
GDP share of agriculture: 3.6%
GDP share of industry: 26.2%
GDP share of services: 70.2%
Inflation rate: 4.3%
Unemployment: 3.9%
State budget revenue: $ 4294967295
State budget expenditure: $ 4294967295
National debt: 15.6%
Export: $ 236.7 billion
Import: $ 244.3 billion
Foreign debt: $ 129.7 billion
Gold and currency reserves: $ 86.790 billion
Electricity consumption: 211,000 million KWh
Gas reserves: 424,300 million m³
Gas production: 53,000 million m³
Gas consumption: 61,000 million m³
Oil reserves: 33,310 million m³
Oil production: 3,490,000 million m³
Oil consumption: 1,812,000 million m³
Cultivation area: 13.91%
Bovine: 30,124,000 pieces
Pigs: 19,196,000 pieces
Sheep: 7,120,000 pieces
Fishing: 1,610,000 t
Demographic data
Residents: 107,449,600
Residents in cities: 79,484,000
Minorities: approx. 12 million Indians
Average age: 25.3 years
0-14 years: 30.6%
15-64 years: 63.6%
> 65 years: 5.8%
Population growth: 1.16%
Birth rate: 20.69 / 1,000 residents
Death rate: 4.74 / 1,000 residents
Migration: -4.32 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 0.96
Fertility: 2.42 children / woman
Infant mortality: 20.26 ‰
Life expectancy men: 72.63 years
Life expectancy women: 78.33 years
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: MX
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: MEX
ISO 3166 numeric: 484
Top Level Domain: mx
IOC country code: MEX
UN / LOCODE: MX
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Communication
Telephone connections: 19,970,000
Cell Phones: 53,280,000
Radios: 35,000,000
TV: 35,070,000
Computer: 13,030,000
Internet users: 20,600,000
Transportation
Railway lines: 16,874 km
Paved roads: 128,073 km
of which expressways: 6,429 km
Cars: 12,792,000
Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT): 56
Pipelines: 53.004
Health
Number of doctors: 171,240
Daily food intake: 3.180 kcal / resident
HIV- infected people: 178,000
Education
Illiteracy: 7%
History
Foundation: 1325
Last sovereign since: 1810
Religion
Main religious group: Christians
Distribution of religions: 87% Roman Catholic
Crime
Prison inmates: 194,300
Military
Armed forces (troop strength): 194,000
Battleships: 11
Warplanes: 110
Defense Spending: $ 6,143,000,000
