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Mexico

Mexico. Tanvi Gandham. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/north-america/mexico/map_of_mexico.jpg. Demographic. Ethnic Groups: Indian-Spanish ( mestizo ) 60% Indian 30% Caucasian 9% Other 1% Main Language  Spanish. Demographic. Religions (recorded in 2000) Roman Catholic 76.5%

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Mexico

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  1. Mexico Tanvi Gandham

  2. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/north-america/mexico/map_of_mexico.jpghttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/north-america/mexico/map_of_mexico.jpg

  3. Demographic • Ethnic Groups: • Indian-Spanish (mestizo) 60% • Indian 30% • Caucasian 9% • Other 1% • Main Language  Spanish

  4. Demographic • Religions (recorded in 2000) • Roman Catholic 76.5% • Protestant 6.3% • Other 0.3% • Unspecified 13.8% • None 3.1%.

  5. Conquistadores Cortes  conquered Aztex Empire Pizarro  Incan Empire The two of them were cousins 15 & 16 centuries Spanish influence in Latin America Exposure to European diseases

  6. Mexican Flag

  7. Population • 76% of the people live in urban areas • Population of Mexico City Area  22 million, most concentrated population in Western Hemisphere • Most populated Spanish Speaking country in the World • Second most populated in Latin America after Brazil • Age Distribution: • under age 14 yrs: 32% between 15 & 64 yrs: 63%age 65+: 4% (2003 estima

  8. Economy • GINI coefficient 48.2 (2008) • Rank: 27th • Household income by percentage: • lowest 10%: 1.7% • highest 10%: 36.3% (2008) • Economy GDP growth rate: 5.5% (2010 est.)

  9. Unemployment Rate http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=mx&v=74

  10. Gov Spanish Royalist Flag Mexico is a ‘Federal Constitutional Republic’. Independence was declared on September 16, 1810 but Mexico wasn’t actually independent until September 27, 1821. Wars were fought against the Spanish Rule.

  11. Industries • Electronics • Overtook South Korea and China as ‘largest manufacturer of televisions’ in 2007, and in 2008 overtook South Korea, China, and Taiwan as ‘largest manufacturer ofsmartphones’ • Auto Industry • Oil • PEMEX • Agriculture/Food Stuff • Potato, sugar cane, fruits, vegetables, corn

  12. Important Events Mexico's Independence from Spain (1810-1821) Miguel Alemán elected first civilian President (1946), since 1911. Earthquake in Mexico City (1985), 8 thousand dead, four billion dollars in damage. North American Free Trade Agreement between USA, Canada and Mexico (1992-1994) Mexican Bank Crisis (1995), received financial assistance from US

  13. Frida Kahlo “The Two Fridas” (1939) Famous Mexican Painter Troubled Marriage to Diego Rivera Known for striking self portraits Born 1907 in Mexico City Widely Acclaimed Work, Famous all over the World Suffered from health problems

  14. Current Events • Mexican Drug War • Violence, lack of tourists, Arms • Oil Production • Trade Agreements • Banking Crisis • 1995, Financial Woes

  15. Mexican US Relationship Share Border Friendly relationship Can Trade (North American Free Trade agreement) Tension over Arms and Drug War

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