Head of state: Grand Duke Henri Prime minister: Jean-Claude Juncker
Population
114,975,406
509,074
Life Expectancy
76.660 years
79.750 years
Capital City
Mexico (Distrito Federal)
Luxembourg
Largest city
Mexico City (population: 11,285,700)
Luxembourg (population: 76,684)
Human Development Index
0.842
0.956
GDP per capita
$14,800 US
$81,100 US
Literacy Rate
91%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
3.6
8.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
22.1%
23.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Carlos Slim Helu & family ($35.0bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
5.200%
5.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
federal republic
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)
1839 (from the Netherlands)
Religions
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)
Languages
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Luxembourgish (national language), German (administrative language), French (administrative language)
machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
External Debt
$210,800,000,000 $
$2,146,000,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - 11.016 (2008 est.), 10.8 (2007), 10.899 (2006), 10.898 (2005), 11.286 (2004)
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
0
Location
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Area
1,964,375 km sq
2,586 km sq
Coastline
9,330 km
0 km
Climate
varies from tropical to desert
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
