Mexico is a republic in North America, bordered on the north by
the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean;
on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea;
and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico is the fifth-
largest country in the Americas by total area -- 1,972,550 km2
(761,606 square miles). With an estimated population in 2009 of
111,211,789, Mexico is the 11th most populous country and the
most populous Hispanophone country on Earth. The large majority
of Mexicans can be classified as Mestizos, having cultural
traits and a heritage that is mixed by elements from indigenous
and European traditions. According to the 2000 census, 76.5% of
the population is Roman Catholic, 6.3% is Protestant, 3.01% have
no religion, 0.3% belong to a faith other than Christianity, and
13.8% were classified as unspecified. Mexico is a federal
republic of North America, though it belongs geographically
partly to Central America. It extends southward from the United
States to Guatemala and