Mexico
Mexico, or the United Mexican States, (Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is located on the continent of North America. It is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and The United States, Belize, and Guatemala. It has a total of 1972550 Sq. Kilometers of land area. It is slightly less than three times the size of Texas. It has roughly 9330 kilometers of coastline. The climate varies from tropical to desert. There are high, rugged mountains, low coastal plains, high plateaus, and deserts. The lowest point in Mexico is Laguna Salada, at ten meters below sea level. The highest point is Volcan Pico De Orizaba, at 5,700 meters above sea level. The natural resources of Mexico are petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, and natural gas. There are also a few farms, but they make up for less than one percent for the country’s total land use, the major crops being corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, and coffee. The major industries include food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum products, and tourism. . . .
POPULATION The population of Mexico was censured in 1998 as 98,552,776. Small loves of bread, called pan de muerto, is baked, with small figs laid in it to represent bones. The Mexicans have their own calendar, whose week begins with Saturday rather that Sunday, putting the Sabbath at the seventh day. MILITARY The Mexican Military has a manpower of 18,280,523 men of fighting age. The freshwater resources are dwindling, and the air pollution in the urban areas is some of the worst on the planet. The government federal is a federal republic operating under a centralized government, a mixture of US constitutional theory and civil law system. Dia de los Santos Reyes is when the Mexicans exchange Christmas gifts. The only major dispute that Mexico has is that with the United States of America, and the illicit drug issue. 2 billion dollars are spent on the military. Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the defeat of the French army in 1862. The holidays are a bit different, and the Mexican people embrace the concept of death rather than fear it. The president, with the consent of the Senate appoints the cabinet.
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