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Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US Area—comparative: slightly less than three times the size of Texas . Population: 98,552,776 (July 1998 est.) . Ethnic groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6% Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages . Government type: federal republic operating under a centralized government National capital: Mexico Independence: 16 September 1810 (from Spain) . Economy—overview: Mexico has a free market economy with a mixture of modern and outmoded industry and agriculture, increasingly dominated by the private sector. Trade with the United States and Canada has nearly doubled since NAFTA was implemented in 1994. Mexico is pursuing additional trade agreements with most countries in Latin America and with the European Union to lessen its dependence on the United States, which accounts for 80% of Mexico's total trade. Currency: 1 New Mexican peso (Mex$) = 100 centavos .
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