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- 1. NAME: HASSAM EJAZ (33924) AHSAN KHAN (34767) SANJAY KUMAR (28361) YAHYA TAHIR (33575) SUBMITTED TO: MISS ZEHRA SHAH
- 3. INTRODUCTION • Official name :Estados Únidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States). • Founded in 1325 by the Mexica people Known as the Aztecs. • In 1521, Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztecs and Mexico was colonized by Spain. • Independence Day :September 16, 1810
- 5. GEOGRAPHY • The geography of Mexico describes the geographic features of Mexico, a country in the Americas. • Mexico is located at about 23° N and 102° W in the southern portion of North America. From its farthest land points. • Mexico is a little over 3,200 km (2,000 mi) in length.
- 6. LANGUAGE • Official language is Spanish. • About 50 different languages spoken by indigenous people. Nahuatl, Zopotec, Otomi, Mayan etc.
- 7. RELIGION • 76.5% Roman Catholic • 6.3% Protestant • 1.4% Pentecostal • 1.1% Jehova’s Witness • 0.3% Other • 13.8% Unspecified • 3.1% None
- 9. CULTURE • Admired for the Mexico's rich cultural life draws on both its Spanish and its Amerindian heritage. • Oil paintings by twentieth-century artists Diego Rivera, his wife Frida Kahlo, Rufino Tamayo, and others are vibrant colour.
- 11. SON JAROCHO MUSIC FESTIVAL
- 13. DAY OF DEAD
- 15. FOOTBALL
- 16. BULLFIGHT
- 17. MOTO GP
- 19. TACOS
- 20. ENCHILADA
- 24. GOVERNMENT • CAPITAL : Mexican City • GOVERNMENT TYPE : Federal Republic • GOVERNMENT BRANCES : LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL • PRESIDENT NAME : Enrique Pena Nieto
- 25. ECONOMY • The economy of Mexico is the 14th largest in the and the 10th largest by purchasing power parity, ( World Bank) • GDP per capita: 10,767.25 USD • Gross domestic product: 1.261 trillion USD • Gross national income: 1.971 trillion PPP dollars • GDP BY SECTOR: AGGRICULTURE 2.6% INDUSTRY 36.6% SERVICES 59.8%
- 26. CURRENCY The Mexican peso is the 8th most traded currency in the world.
- 27. IMPORT AND EXPORT • Total value of imports: US$306 billion • Total value of exports: US$303 billion
- 28. PRIMARY IMPORT & PRIMARY EXPORT • Primary import partners: US 48.97% China16.56% Japan 4.39% South Korea 3.44% Germany 3.44%. • Primary export partners: US 80.5% Canada 2.68% Spain 1.5%
- 29. EDUCATION • Six years of education are free and compulsory for children from ages six through fourteen Enrolment in secondary schools has increased greatly in recent years • 6 of every 100 men are illiterate • 8 of every 100 women are illiterate
- 31. COZUMEL
- 32. ACAPULCO
- 33. GUANAJUATO
- 34. LOS CABOS
- 35. FAMOUS PEOPLE • Pancho Villa - Military Leader• Venustiano Carranza
- 36. • Paulina Rubio • Sara Ramirez
- 37. CONCLUSION Mexico City is one of the larger cities in the world and is also one of the larger Spanish speaking country.