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Mexico
borders two
major bodies of water, the Pacific Ocean (with the Sea of Cortes in between
the mainland and the Baja California peninsula) to the west and on the east
the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea that lead to the Atlantic Ocean.
Here are found coastal plains, whereas central Mexico consists of high plateaus
and rugged mountains, including volcanoes, the highest of which is the Pico
de Orizaba at 5,700 m.
The terrain and climate of
Mexico vary from deserts in the north to tropical rain forest in the south.
Mexico's major rivers include the Rio Bravo (known in the US as the Rio
Grande), the Grijalva, the Balsas and the Yaqui.
Mexico is the most populous Spanish-speaking
country in the world and the second most populous country in Latin America
after Portuguese-speaking Brazil. Some 60% of the population is of a mixed
ethnicity known as mestizo, with 30% being Amerindian and some 9% of European
descent. The country is predominantly Roman Catholic (89%), with some 6%
adhering to various Protestant faiths and the remaining 5% either to other
smaller religions or is unaffiliated.
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