Fun facts about Mexico

1. Mexico's main exports include manufactured goods, oil, silver and food products.
2. Mexico imports 48% of its goods from the United States and is a part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
3. Mexico City sinks between 6 to 40cm each year.
4. Stone tools that have been found in Mexico show civilization thrived approximately 23,000 years ago.
5. Mexico is the most populous Spanish speaking country in the world.
6. Mexican foods encompass a wide variety of spices and herbs.
7. Soccer is extremely popular in Mexico. Mexico hosted the World Cup in 1970 and 1986.
8. A 152 km long river flows underground beneath Mexico.
9. Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is an American born holiday, celebrated in parts of Mexico
10. Independence Day is celebrated on September 15th and 16th. Mexico gained Independence from Spain in 1810.
11. In the past Mexico has fined individuals who sing the national anthem incorrectly in public.
12. 100% of indigenous Mexican people do not have wisdom teeth.
13. Mexico is the origin of chocolate, chilies and corn.
14. In 1551 Charles V of Spain founded the National University of Mexico.
15. Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico each winter from Canada and the United States.
16. About 30% of Mexico's population is Indian. In the southeast, Indian languages are spoken.
17. Mexico has an abundance of natural materials including silver, sulfur, lead, zinc, and copper.
18. The Olmecs, the first society of Mexico, inhabited the land around 1200 B.C.
19. 82.7% of the population identifies their religion as Roman Catholicism.
20. Mexico is the third largest country in Latin America.
21. The jaguar is the largest North American wildcat, and these animals can be found in Mexico.
22. Mexico's official name is Estados Unidos Mexicanos, or United Mexican States.
23. Mexico lies in the Ring of Fire, a group of volcanoes around the Pacific ocean.