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GeographyLocation: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico,between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, betweenGuatamala and the US
Area: Land boundaries: total 4,538 km, Belize 250 km, Guatemala 962 km, US 3,326 km Coastline: 9,330 km
PeoplePopulation: 93,985,848 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.9% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 26.64 births/1,000 population Death rate: 4.64 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -3.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 26 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 3.09 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: mestizo (Indian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian30%, Caucasian or predominantly Caucasian 9%, other 1% Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6% Languages: Spanish, various Mayan dialects
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Government
Names:
Type: federal republic operating under a centralized government Capital: Mexico Independence: 16 September 1810 (from Spain) Constitution: 5 February 1917
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $728.7 billion National product real growth rate: 3.5% National product per capita: $7,900 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7.1% Unemployment rate: 9.8%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |