The new manufacturing facility will be located in the suburbs of Mexico City, Mexico.

Geographic Location
The country of Mexico is geographically located in Middle America. To the north it is bordered by the US and to the south by Guatemala and Belize. The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea lie to the east, and the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California to the west (The World Factbook Mexico, 2003).

Population
Population is estimated at 104,907,991 as of July 2003 (The World Factbook Mexico, 2003) and with a total land area of 1,923,040 sq km, population density is 54.55 people per square kilometer. The population growth rate was estimated at 1.73% in 1999, and at 1.43% in 2003.

Ethnic Groups
Ethnic groups include mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) at 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian at 30%, white at 9%, and other at 1% (The World Factbook Mexico, 2003).

Currency
The peso is the standard Mexican currency. There are coins for .10 peso, .50 peso, as well as 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 peso coins. One US dollar is currently worth approximately 10.96 Mexican pesos (San Miguel Guide: Currency and Exchange Rates, 2004).

Form of Government
The United Mexican States, Mexico for short, is a federal republic type government, which operates under a centralized government. There are Administrative divisions consisting of 31 states (estados, singular-estado) and 1 federal district* (distrito federal). It includes Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Distrito Federal*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro de Arteaga, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz-Llave, Yucatan, and Zacatecas (The World Factbook Mexico, 2003).

Main Industries
The main industries of Mexico City are manufacturing and commerce. The metal products, textiles, foodstuffs and publishing/printing industries are flourishing. The Mexico metropolitan area is home to 75% of all domestic companies in the textile industry, and more than 47% in the rubber/plastic and publishing/printing industries (The World Factbook Mexico, 2003).

Capital City
Mexico City is the capital city. Its climate is temperate year round, though it can get a little nippy at night from November to February. During this period, because of thermal inversion, air pollution is often at its heaviest (Mexico City, 2004). You can generally count on April for lilac-colored jacaranda blossoms coupled with nice temperatures. Though the city will sweep you up at any time of the year, the holiday periods of Semana Santa and Christmas to New Year's are particularly jovial, busy times to visit. Many Mexicans do their holidaying in July or August. Mexico City is the center of the country's politics, economy and culture. Situated in the middle of the nation at an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, the city possesses a mild climate throughout the year. In the rainy season from May through October, there are sudden showers in the evening. Mexico City, which was built by the Spaniards on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec empire nation, boasts of a long history and multi-layered culture (Mexico City, 2003).

Relevant History
In 1325, the nomadic Aztec tribe established the capital of Tenochtitlan, where Mexico City is currently situated. Over a relatively short period of two hundred years, they conquered surrounding tribes and built an empire. In 1519, Spanish conquerors led by Hernan Cortes came to the Aztec empire nation and took full control of Tenochtitlan on August 13, 1521. After reducing the houses and palaces to ruins, Cortes built a new city on the site. However, having flourished as the political center during the Aztec era, Mexico's unique culture was handed down to the colonial days. It is often said that you can hardly discuss Mexico's important historical matters without taking Mexico City into account. Since its independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico City has seen many changes of political power (Mexico City, 2003). On December 21, 1970, the Basic Law on Federal Districts was promulgated. Under the law, Mexico City was divided into 16 administrative districts and designated as the federal capital where the three powers of legislation, administration and judicature are concentrated.

Design of Flag
The Flag of Mexico has three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; with the coat of arms (an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak) centered in the white band. The Green color represents Hope, and Fertility of the soil, the White represents Purity, and the Red represents the blood shed during Independence. The coat of arms is to remind the people of a legend which says, that when the Aztecs went in search of their promised land, they were told by their god Huitzilopochtli, that when they would find the eagle devouring a serpent on a nopal cactus tree, they were to settle down in that place and found the city of Tenochtitlan (The Mexican Flag: History of the Mexican Flag, 2004). That is what is known as Mexico City, today.

Key Holidays
Holidays include: 1 Jan (New Year's Day), 5 Feb (Constitution Day), 5-9 March (Carnaval) day celebration 21 Mar (Birthday of Benito Juarez). In April is Semana Santa. Semana Santa is the holy week that ends the 40-day Lent period. This week includes Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It is Mexican custom to break confetti filled eggs over the heads of friends and family. 1 May (Labour Day), 5 May (Cinco de Mayo) 16 Sep (Independence Day), 20 Nov (Anniversary of the Revolution), and 25 Dec (Christmas Day) (MexOnline.com: The Online Guide to Mexico, 2004).

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