Vicente Fox Quesada
President

(pronounced "vi-SEN-tay FAHX keh-SAY-dah")

"I have…an obligation to…work passionately for those who made Mexico what it is, for those who built the Mexico we have today, and for those who dream of a different, successful, and triumphant Mexico"

The United States of Mexico is situated between the Gulf of Mexico to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, it neighbors the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the south and southeast. Mexico's total area is 1,980,000 sq km (764,478 sq mi), and the population was estimated at 103 million in 2002. The capital and largest city is Mexico City with more than 18 million inhabitants estimated to live in the metropolitan area in 2002.

The Mexican unit of currency is the peso. Spanish is the official language but large groups speak Native American languages...