Mexico

President: Felipe Calderón (2006)

Land area: 742,485 sq mi (1,923,039 sq km);

total area: 761,602 sq mi (1,972,550 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 112,468,855

growth rate: 1.1%);

birth rate: 19.4/1000;

infant mortality rate: 17.8/1000;

life expectancy: 76.2;

density per sq km: 57

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Mexico City, 19,013,000 (metro. area), 8,591,309 (city proper)

Other large cities: Ecatepec, 1,731,900 (part of Mexico City metro. area); Guadalajara, 1,665,800; Puebla, 1,345,500; Nezahualcóyotl, 1,250,700 (part of Mexico City metro. area); Monterrey, 1,135,000

Monetary unit: Mexican peso