MEXICO
Humberto López
MEXICO
Introduction.
 Mexico, the United Mexican States , is a federal republic.
 Located in North America.
 Area of the country is 1,972,547 sq km, (761,604 sq mi).
Political Division.
 Mexico consists of 32 administrative divisions -- 31 states and
the Distrito Federal (federal district), which is the seat of the
federal administration.
Mexican Flag.
• Green: Hope. Fertility of the soil.
White: Purity.
Red: For the blood shed during Independence.
• According to the legend, the Aztecs in search of their
promised land, were told by their god Huitzilopochtli, that
when they would find the eagle devouring a serpent on a
nopal cactus treee, they were to settle down in that place and
found Tenochtitlan, which is today Mexico City.
Principal cities.
• The capital and cultural center of the country is Mexico City,
with a population of 9,981,000.
• Guadalajara 5,000,000
• Monterrey and its metropolitan area 4,000,000 .
Religion.
 Roman Catholicism is the faith of more than 90 percent of
the people. Mexico's long tradition of official anticlericalism
ended in 1991 with the passage of constitutional changes
granting legal status to religious institutions and allowing
parochial schools. Protestants represent a small but growing
minority in Mexico
Languages.
 The prevailing and official language is Spanish, which is
spoken by the great majority of the population. Indian
languages number about 13, with many different dialects, the
chief of which is Nahuatl.
 Most people in Monterrey speak
english.
Monterrey.
 Monterrey is well known as the prosperous and industrious city
of the north of Mexico. Monterrey is the capital of the state of
Nuevo Leon, located on the northeast part of Mexico, just two
hours from Texas.
 The future skyline of the Garza Garcia district, as envisioned
by the Plan Monterrey development project which plans for
the development of over 100 new buildings over 100 meters
and the main building the Torre Fundidoras, standing at
500m. The project is about 24% completed as of 2010 with
several buildings already open. The entire project is set to be
complete by 2017
Safety.
 Monterrey was ranked as the most secure city in Latin
America in 2005 and 2006. However, the city has
experienced violence related to turf battles between
drug cartels in Mexico. Right now Monterrey is
suffering from a huge security crisis. The year 2010 has
been the most violent in history. Drug dealers are a
major concern however military offenses and police
captures of important drug cartels chiefs have given
weaken drug cartels trying to settle in the city.
Climate.
 Monterrey is known for its hot weather in summer reaching 35 °C
(95 °F) or more for three consecutive months, being one of the
warmest major cities in Mexico.
 Its temperate in spring and autumn, is extremely hot in the
summer, it can reach 35 °C (95 °F) and overnight lows of 23 °C
(73 °F) and sometimes it can reach 25 °C (77 °F); the average
high reaches 35 °C (95 °F) in August, with an average low of
23 °C (73 °F). Winters are mild. The average January high is
16 °C (61 °F) and the average low in January is 7 °C (45 °F);
however, temperatures below freezing are rare
Economy.
 Monterrey is a major industrial center in northern Mexico,
producing a GDP of 78.5 billion US dollars (2007). The city's
GDP per capita in 2010 was $607,042 Mexican pesos or
$46,634 US dollars. The city was rated by Fortune magazine
the best city in Latin America.