strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico
People ::Mexico
Population:
111,211,789 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 11
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.1% (male 16,544,223/female 15,861,141)
15-64 years: 64.6% (male 34,734,571/female 37,129,793)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 3,130,518/female 3,811,543) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 26.3 years