So you think you know Mexico? Sure we know about our beaches, the best restaurants, where to shop, where to snorkel, etc. This wonderful country many of us call home and/or we visit as often as possible is truly an amazing place.
I recently picked up a brochure from a government office in Cancun, and it was produced by ProMexico. I would like to share some of the contents with you:
Mexico is a land of opportunity because of –
- Its strategic geographic location
- Its infrastructure and logistic abilities
- Its biodiversity and long coastlines
- Its young and highly qualified population
- Its economic stability and business environment
- Its wide network of trade agreements
- Its strong, dynamic manufacturing industries
- Its internal market
- Its political maturity
Mexico is a competitive country with highly qualified professionals able to respond to the needs of global economy:
- 2,000 universities
- 250,000 graduate program students
- 3 million technical institute and university students
Mexico is an assessible and open country:
760,000 square miles of territory- 7,000 miles of coastlines
- 107 million population
- in 30 years the economically active population will reach 69 million people
- 85 airports
- 16 international seaports
- 76,000 miles of main roads
- 16,000 miles of railways
- 2000 miles bordering the USA
760,000 square miles of territoryMexico has amazing accomplishments:
- one out of 8 cars sold in the USA is made in Mexico
- Mexico is one of the leading car manufacturers in the world. In 2008 this industry exported more than 55 billion dollars
- exported 80 million mobile telephones
- 75 million mobile phone users
- 23 million Internet users
- manufactures one out of every 4 televisions sold in the USA
- over 2,000 Information Technology (IT) companies
- over 500,000 IT professionals
- over 190 established companies serving the aerospace industry, and is the 6th largest provider to the European Union and 9th largest for the USA
- among the top ten tourist countries in the world
- 21 million visitors enjoy beaches, archaeological ruins, and colonial cities
- has one of the largest free-trade agreement networks in the world
ProMexico is the Mexican government agency that promotes the export of domestic goods and foreign investment in the country; it works through Mexican embassies and consulates and through a network of 82 offices (52 within Mexico and 30 in 21 other countries). ProMexico’s mission is to make sure that business experiences in Mexico are successful.
So now you know more about Mexico, but … don’t forget that most of all it is a welcoming country full of warm and friendly people!
Information for this article gathered from a brochure published by ProMexico: [email protected], www.promexico.gob.mx
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