Mexico: República Mexicana

Population: 1.3 million (2018)

Language: Spanish, English, Nahuatl (which is a popular indigenous language spoken by Uto-Aztecan family) and numerous other indigenous languages

Land: 758,449 sq miles
It is made up of 31 separate states and one Federal District - Mexico City - which is the capital.

Major Places: Guadalajara, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta

Political System: Democratic Republic

Independence Day: September 16^th

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1149.92 billion USD (2017)

Top Production Items: Vehicles & vehicular parts and electronics

3 Interesting Facts:

• Mexico is the most populated Spanish-speaking country in the world.
• 82% of Mexicans identify as Roman Catholic
• the Mexican Constitution defines the country as multilingual, recognizes the right of indigenous people to use and preserve their languages. The government enacted the Law of Linguistic Rights, recognizing 62 indigenous languages as co-official national languages. 

Hernan Cortes is credited with bringing the Catholic Church to Mexico, because he was on anis expedition that included a friar, Bartolome de Olmedo and a priest, Juan Diaz, to “convert” the indigenous population in Central America.

Catholic Dioceses in Mexico:

18 Archdioceses

Archdiocese of Acapulco
Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Archdiocese of Chihuahua
Archdiocese of Durango
Archdiocese of Guadalajara
Archdiocese of Hermosillo
Archdiocese of Jalapa (Xalapa)
Archdiocese of León
Archdiocese of Mexico
Archdiocese of Monterrey
Archdiocese of Morelia
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles
Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí
Archdiocese of Tijuana
Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla
Archdiocese of Tulancingo
Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Archdiocese of Yucatán

69 Dioceses and 5 territorial prelatures, each headed by a bishop

Mission Organizations in Mexico:

Consolata Missionaries
Family Missions Company
Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
St. Cloud Mission Office

Mission Activities in Mexico: