Official name: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States)
Area: 1,964,375 sq km
Population: 97.4 million men = 48.7%; women = 51.3%
Capital: Mexico D.F. (Mexico City)
Currency: Mexican Peso
Official Language: Spanish
Other Languages: 62 indian languages are spoken Political Organization:
Mexico is a representative, democratic and federal republic governed by three branches of power: The executive, the legislative and the judiciary. The country is divided into 31 states and one Federal District. The President of Mexico for the six-year term (2000 - 2006) is Vicente Fox Quesada.
Main Industries: - Crud oil - Consumer electronics - Coffee - Oil products - Textile - Shrimp - Tourism - Cement - Tomato - Motor vehicles - Silver - Avocado - Engines - Copper - Citrus - Assembly parts - Zinc
Important Dates:1325 Mexica tribe (Aztecs) founded the city of Tenochtitlan. 1519 Spaniards arrived to Tenochtitlan August 13, 1521 Conquest by Spaniards (1521-1810) Dec. 12, 1523 Guadalupe Virgen revelation Sept. 16, 1810 Mexico's Independence from Spain 1846-1848 Mexican-American War 1858-1861 Reforma War 5 de Mayo, 1862 Puebla Battle Vicotry of the Mexican army over the occupying army of France. 1864-1867 Maximilian's Impire 1884-1911 Regime of Ditactor Porfirio Diaz Nov. 20, 1910 Mexican Revolution Feb. 5, 1917 Mexican Constitution 1927-1929 Cristeros War 1929 PRI was founded. Political party that ruled Mexico from 1929 to 2000. March 18, 1938 Oil Expropriation October 2, 1968 Student massacre January 1, 1994 Zapatista movement
