Capital City of the Mexican United States

Foundation: 1325 A.D.

Location: center of the Mexican Republic, between two mountain chains (99º09' W, 19º24'' N)

Altitude: 2,240 meters above sea level, 7,200 feet (La Paz, Bolivia: 3,660 meters, 11,300 feet)

Weather: Semi-dry, mild

Population: 16 million (metropolitan area)

Surface: 3,129 km²

Participation in the gross domestic product: 24.1%

A record: the largest street of the world, Insurgentes, 16.6 miles.

Other figures:

Firms: 316,000 (80% of Mexican firms)
Daily trips within the City: 29.2 millon
Cars and buses:2.6 million
Hospitals:344
Hotel rooms: 25,000
Museums:161
Concert halls: 30
Art galleries:106