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Mexico
United Mexican States
Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Note: In a ruling on September 5, 2006, the Federal Electoral Tribunal declared Felipe Calderón Hinojosa the winner of the July 2 presidential election by a margin of 234,000 votes.
Political Status: Independence originally proclaimed 1810; present federal constitution adopted February 5, 1917.
Area: 761,600 sq. mi. (1,972,544 sq. km.).
Population: 97,483,412 (2000C); 106,498,000 (2005E). Provisional results of a 2005 census carry a total population of 103,088,021, which is substantially less than recent official estimates.
Major Urban Centers (2005E): MEXICO CITY (Federal District, 8,795,000), Guadalajara (1,645,000), Tijuana (1,474,000), Ciudad Juárez (1,454,000), Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza (1,428,000), León (1,183,000), Monterrey (1,132,000), Chihuahua (743,000), Acapulco (682,000), Mexicali (616,000), Veracruz (481,000).
Official Language: Spanish.
Monetary Unit: New Peso (market rate July 1, 2006: 11.29 pesos = $1US).
President: (See headnote.) Vicente ...