Capital City:

Mexico City

Population:

121.73 million

Life expectancy:

male 72.88 years, female 78.55 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 97.2%, rural 92.1%

Adult literacy rate:

male 96.2%, female 94.2%

Infant mortality rate:

12.23/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

15/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 82.7%, Pentecostal 1.6%, Jehovah’s Witnesses 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7% (2010 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

2.68% (3.3 million)

A little bit of history