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Mexico
  • Imports from Mexico A$1,977 million
  • Exports to Mexico A$879 million
  • Capital Mexico City
  • Official Language Spanish
  • Surface Area 1,958,000 sq km
  • Population 114.9 million

(Last updated: 29 July 2012)

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Doing Business

Mexico is actively pursuing a program designed to reduce its reliance on the USA as a trading partner. Mexico has completed free trade agreements with 33 countries giving it access to over one billion consumers.

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Much of Mexico's modern economy has been driven by competition and export opportunities stemming from Mexico's extensive network of Free Trade Agreements.
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  • TRADE RELATIONS
    The Australia-Mexico bilateral economic and trade relationship is in very good shape. Mexico was Australia's largest merchandise trading partner in Latin America in 2010-11.
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  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    Mexico is a congressional democracy with a directly elected President.
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