Mexico fast facts:
- Full Country Name: The United Mexican States
- Population: 105.7 million
- Capital city: Mexico City
- Languages: The official language is Spanish, but there are at least 62 indigenous languages.
- Currency: Mexican peso
- Major agricultural exports: coffee, sugar, cotton, tomatoes, shrimp
- Standard of living: 12% of the population live on less than $2 a day
- Life Expectancy: 76 years
- Adult literacy rate: 92%
- HDI Ranking: 52 out of 177
did you know?
Mexico is the fifth largest coffee producing country in the world…
and the ninth largest producer of cocoa beans
Source: www.fao.org
The ancient city of Palenque in the Chiapas region of Mexico is one of the most famous sites in the Mayan civilization.