Global Network Mexico

GN Code: GNMEX

Website: www.astd-gnmexico.org

President: Margarita Lozano Job, astd_gnmexico@yahoo.com

Steering Committee Members

Leonel Ignacio Caballero Martínez, leonelcm@prodigy.net.mx

Secretary: Araceli Romo Cabrera, araceli_romo@prodigy.net.mx

Treasurer: Hilda Raquel Guarneros Huerta, hilda_raquel@hotmail.com

About Mexico

National name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos

 Language: Spanish

Capital: Mexico City

Government type: Federal Republic

National holiday: Independence Day, 16 September (1810)

Currency: Mexican Peso

Area: 761,602 sq. mile (1,972,550 sq. km)

Population: (2005 est.) 106,202,903

Population density: per sq. mile:139

Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.1%
15-64 years: 63.3%
65 years and over: 5.6%

Median age:
total: 24.93 years
male: 24.04 years
female: 25.85 years

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $1.006 trillion; per capita 9,600

Labor force: 34.73 million; agriculture 18%, industry 24%, services 58 % (2003)

Natural resources: petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber

Industries: food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, minin, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism

Exports: $182.4 billion f.o.b.(2004 est.)

Exports commodities: manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton

Imports: $190.8 billion f.o.b.(2004 est.)

Imports commodities: metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair parts for motor vehicles, aircraft and aircraft parts