Mexico [64]
(Independent in 1810 from Spain)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: MX
LAND AREA: 1972545 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 | >10,000 | >1,000 | >100 | >10 | >1 | <1 | Unknown | TOTAL |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 96578000 (1996)
DENSITY: 49 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 3%/year
POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 28%
URBAN POP: 75% (1994), versus 51% (1960), Annual Growth: 2.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 72.0 years, ADULT LITERACY: 89.2%
INFANT MORTALITY: 32 per/1000 (1994), versus 95 (1960)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.853
ECONOMY
GNP: US$368.7 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 1.9%
GDP/Capita: $1891 GDP/Capita PPP: $7384
GDP/Capita: 1960 $938, 1970 $1360, 1980 $1936, 1990 $1814
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $379 million ODA%GNP: 0.1%
ODA/Capita: $4
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
TOTAL FOREST AREA: 55387,000 ha, 29.0% of land area, 0.6 ha/capita
NATURAL FOREST AREA: 55278,000 ha
ARABLE LAND: 11.8% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 1562 kw-hr/capita, versus 569 kw-hr/cap (1970)
TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 5% (1993), versus 8% (1973)
INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 3.8,000 cu.m/cap/year
SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 10 kg/cap/year
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: