MEXICO

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MEXICO
MANY CULTURES, ONE WORLD!

• By Laura Cox

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Areas Covered
Geography
Environmental Issues

• Basic Facts

News You Dont Want to Miss Out On!
Politics
Economy
People
Communications
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BasicFacts
Formal Name Estados Unidos Mexicanos Capital
Mexico City Independence Became independent in
the early 19th century (September 16, 1810)
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Geography
Location Between Guatemala and the United
States Climate Tropical climate to desert
climate Terrain Varies- desert, high mountains,
high plateaus, low coastal plains Natural
Resources Petroleum, gold, copper, silver,
timber, zinc, natural gas, lead
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EnvironmentalIssues
Rural to urban migration Desertification Deteriora
ting agricultural lands Raw sewage polluting
rivers in urban areas
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Politics
Government Type Federal Republic Legal System
Mix of US constitutional theory civil law
system
MEXICAN FLAG
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Economy
Labor Force 37.38 million people Unemployment
Rate 3.6 Type of Economy Free market
economy Per Capita income is 1/4th the US
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People
Population 106,202,903 as of July 2005 Ethnic
Groups 60 mestizo, 30 Amerindian or
predominantly Amerindian, 9 white, 1 other
Religion Roman Catholic (89), Protestant (9),
Other (5)
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Communications
Internet Users 10.033 million Cellular Phones
28.125 million Telephone Lines (non-cellular)
15,958,700 Telecommunications Highly developed
system, over 600 AM stations, almost 300 TV
stations
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Close-up View
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Current News
THIS JUST IN!

• Drug Trafficking
• Tunnel Found

Lets investigate!
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• A tunnel between Mexico and California was found
  26m below the ground.

The suspect charged is not identified, but
awaiting trial in San Diego.
Over two tons of marijuana have been found inside
of the tunnel.
Tunnel Entrance
http//msnbcmedia.msn.com/
http//www.cronica.com.mx
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• Mexican authorities found the entrance about 100
  yards away south of the border.

The tunnel emptied into a 2-story cinderblock
warehouse in a San Diego neighborhood close to
the border.
Rumored to be the work of Tijuana's
Arellano-Felix drug smuggling syndicate.
http//www.cronica.com.mx
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Drug Trafficking Tunnel
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LOCATION Tijuana, Mexico
http//abcnews.go.com/International/
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Reactions

• Seen as a vulnerability, the tunnel in Tijuana
  has opened concern for other border control
  issues.

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Other Current Events

• US BORDER FENCE

Vincente Fox, Mexicos president, wants to build
a fence along the Mexican border. Critics have
described this idea as shameful, and some
critics think that the fence would be impossible
to enforce the illegal immigrants from staying
out.
VINCENTE FOX
Mexicos president stays popular, even though
much criticism has been brought up about him.
Fox has received a 61 approval rating. Fox did
oust the Institutional Revolutionary Party in
2000, but since his rule, economic growth has
been much slower than promised.
bbc.co.uk
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SOURCES

• CIA. The World Factbook Mexico. 10 Jan. 2006.
  from http//www.cia.gov/factbook/geos/mx.html.
• Country Studies. 26 Jan. 2006. from
  http//lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mxtoc.html.
• La Crónica de Hoy. Cronica. 5 Feb. 2006. from
  http//www.cronica.com.mx.
• Mexico Daily. 15 Jan. 2006. from
  http//www.mexicodaily.com.
• UnMundo América Latino. 5 Feb. 2006 from
  http//amlat.oneworld.net/article/frontpage/345/50
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• World News. 10 Jan. 2006. from http//www.worldnew
  s.com.
• All photos from Microsoft Clip Art unless
  otherwise noted (internet URL
• near photo.)