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 | United Mexican States
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| Location: |
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US |
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| Area: |
1,972,550 sq km
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| Climate: |
varies from tropical to desert |
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| Terrain: |
high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert
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| Population: |
100,294,036 (July 1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6% |
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| Languages: |
Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages |
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| Capital: |
Mexico |
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