Mexico

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Mexico is part of:

Latin America and Caribbean · Middle America ·

Water Basins of Mexico:

Candelaria · Coatan Achute · Colorado · El Naranjo · Grijalva · Hondo · Suchiate · Tijuana · Yaqui ·

Facts & Figures	edit
Capital	Mexico City
Neighbouring Countries	Belize, Guatemala, USA
Total Area	1,972,550 km2
- Water	49,510 km2 (2.51%) / 251 m2/ha
- Land	1,923,040 km2
Coastline	9,330 km
Population	104,266,000 (53 inhab./km2)
HDIA	0.842 (2007)
Gini CoefficientA	46.1 (1995)
Nominal GDPB	$1,143,000 million
GDP (PPP) Per CapitaB	$14,400
National UN Presence	FAO, UNDP, UNHCR, WHO, WB, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UNIDO, UNEP, UNECLAC, WMO, UNCCD
Land UseC
- Cultivated Land	268,072 km2 (13.94%)
- Arable	243,457 km2 (12.66%)
- Permanent Crops	24,615 km2 (1.28%)
- Irrigated	63,200 km2
- Non cultivated	444,301 km2 (86.06%)
Average Annual RainfallD	752 mm
Renewable Water ResourcesE	457.2 km3
Water WithdrawalsF 78.22 km3/yr   - For Agricultural Use 77%   - For Domestic Use 17%   - For Industrial Use 5%   - Per Capita 782 m3
Population with safe access to   - Improved Water Source 97%      - Urban population 100%      - Rural population 87%   - Improved Sanitation 79%      - Urban population 91%      - Rural population 41%
References & Remarks
A UNDP Human Development Report
B CIA World Factbook and Wikipedia
C CIA World Factbook Country Profiles
D Aquastat - FAO's Information System on Water and Agriculture
E CIA World Factbook
F Earthtrends

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> Sector Assessment | Sector Coordination | Donor Profile

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Contents 1 News 2 Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context 3 Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources 4 Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment 5 Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination 6 Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation 7 Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities 8 Articles 9 Projects and Case Studies 10 Publications 11 Who is Who 12 References 13 See also 14 External Resources

News

Country Profile: Climate, Geography, Socio-Economic Context

Country Profile: Water Bodies and Resources

Country Profile: Legal and Institutional Environment

Country Profile: Water Sector Coordination

See Sector coordination sub-page for detailed description

Country Profile: Trends in Water Use, Management and Sanitation

Country Profile: Challenges and Opportunities

Articles

Recently updated articles on Mexico

1. Community Governance and Gender in Water and Sanitation in Angola ‎(1,556 views) . . WikiBot
2. Mexico/articles ‎(287 views) . . WikiBot
3. Mexico/projects ‎(311 views) . . WikiBot
4. Mexico/publications ‎(288 views) . . WikiBot
5. Mexico/who is who ‎(274 views) . . WikiBot
6. Mexico/Maps ‎(218 views) . . WikiBot
7. Sustainable Urban Water Management in the State of Mexico/Map ‎(509 views) . . Katy.norman

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Projects and Case Studies

Projects in or about Mexico

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1. Water policies and programmes in Mexico City from a gender perspective ‎(885 views) . . WikiBot
2. Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME) and Adjacent Regions ‎(670 views) . . WikiBot
3. Establishing effective and democratic water and sanitation management in Mexico to support the achievement of the MDGs ‎(886 views) . . WikiBot
4. Determination of Persistent Organic Componentes (COPs) in different environmental matrices, and its ecotoxicological evaluation in fishes from different coastal systems of the State of Yucatán, Mexico ‎(630 views) . . WikiBot

Case studies in or about Mexico

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1. Sustainable Urban Water Management in the State of Mexico ‎(2,935 views) . . WikiBot

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Publications

5 most recently updated publications on Mexico

1. Who Has Access to Water? Case Study of Mexico City Metropolitan Area ‎(665 views) . . WikiBot
2. Water Subsidies and Aquifer depletion in Mexico’s Arid Regions ‎(573 views) . . WikiBot
3. Water Conflict Between the US and Mexico: Lining of the All-American Canal ‎(1,364 views) . . WikiBot
4. Tension Between Agricultural Growth and Sustainability: The El Bajio Case, Mexico ‎(406 views) . . WikiBot

5 most popular publications on Mexico

1. Water Conflict Between the US and Mexico: Lining of the All-American Canal ‎(1,364 views) . . WikiBot
2. Who Has Access to Water? Case Study of Mexico City Metropolitan Area ‎(665 views) . . WikiBot
3. Water Subsidies and Aquifer depletion in Mexico’s Arid Regions ‎(573 views) . . WikiBot
4. Tension Between Agricultural Growth and Sustainability: The El Bajio Case, Mexico ‎(406 views) . . WikiBot

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Who is Who

People working in Mexico

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Organizations working in Mexico

1. International Boundary and Water Commission ‎(325 views) . . WikiBot

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References

See also

External Resources

"Water Supply and Sanitation in Mexico" on Wikipedia