facts about mexico

Area: 1,958,200 sq kmPopulation: 101,000,000 Official Name: Estados Unidos MéxicanosCapital City: Mexico City (337,000)People: MexicanOfficial Language: SpanishLanguages Spoken: Spanish, Latin American Spanish, 62 indigenous languages, and EnglishGovernment: Federal RepublicReligion: 90% Roman Catholic, 6% Protestant, 4% otherIndependence: 16 September 1810 (From Spain)National Holidays:-Mexican Independence Day, September 16: the day that Miguel Hidalgo delivered El Grito de Dolores, and announced the Mexican revolt against Spanish rule.-Flag Day, February 24: honouring the Mexican Flag-Primero de Mayo: May 1: equivalent to the U.S. Labor Day-Cinco de Mayo: May 5: honoring the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de los Angeles in 1862.-For more holidays, click hereOfficial Currency: Mexican Peso (MXN)Land Area: 1,958,200 sq kmLatitude/Longitude: 19.2ºN, 99.1ºWHighest Point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,700 MBordering Body of Water - lies between the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of MexicoTime Zone: GMT/UTCElectricity: 127V 60HzHz Country Dialing Code: 52Major Industries: Food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism National Flag Consists of three vertical bands Coat of Arms Land of the Eagle and the Snake Nashional Flower Dahlia(Dahlia spp.) National Bird Crested Caracara(Caracara plancus) National Sport Soccer National Tree The cypress, known in Spanish as ahuehuete(Taxodium mucronatum)