México

Interesting Facts About México

• Mexico is home to the largest number of native Spanish speakers in the world.
• Mexico City ranks among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world and is the capital and largest city in Mexico.
• The Mexican oil expropriation in 1938 nationalized the U.S. and Anglo-Dutch oil company known as the Mexican Eagle Petroleum Company, resulting in the creation of the state-owned Pemex.
• The Green Revolution, a technological movement that led to worldwide increases in crop production, began in the Yaqui Valley in the middle of the 20th century.
• Mexico hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics, a showcase of the country's development during the Mexican miracle period characterized by industrialization and urbanization.

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