Mexico

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7074668.stm

the plan was to find where it was comming from and stop the trafficing

2. Native peoples -- which major tribal groups (if any) live(d) in your country? Aztecs and Toltec

3. Which European country(ies) colonized your country (if applicable)? spain

4. When did your country gain independence (if applicable)? 1821

5. What is the current ethnic makeup of your country? mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%

6. What is the infant mortality rate in your country? total: 19.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

7. What is the official language of your country? Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages

8. What is the adult literacy rate for your country? definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91% male: 92.4% female: 89.6% (2004 est.) 9. What are the main exports from your country? manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton

Now please click on the WorldBankData.pdf file. 10. Look for your country's GNI per capita. GNI is the country's total income divided by the population, or an indication of the relative standard of living in that country. It does NOT give you an indication about how wealth is distributed among the population in that country. Compare your country's GNI per capita with that of the United States and add that to your wiki page. $10,700 (2006 est.)

Please click on the WorldBank$2Day.pdf (or look at the copy in class) 11. What percentage of the population in your country lives on less than $1 a day? $2 a day? Add this data to your wiki page. 20.4% lives on less than 2 dollars a day and 4.5% lives on less than 1 dollar a day