Tag: Mexico

Mexico is the usual name in the world for the country officially called the United Mexican States, it is a federal republic made up of 31 states and a Federal District [2] that according to the current Constitution is the seat of the powers of the federation, also the federal capital is known as Mexico City. It limits the north with the United States of America ; to the east, with the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea ; to the southeast, with Belize and Guatemala, and to the west with the Pacific Ocean. The Mexican area occupies an area of close to 2 million km², which places it in the fourteenth position among the list of countries ordered by area. Its population is over 112 million people (2010 data), making it the most populous Spanish-speaking nation in the world. On the other hand,…

Unions The Mexican trade union system is very fragmented. The most important umbrella organizations include the Unión General de Obreros y Campesinos de México (UGOCM, founded 1949), the Confederación de Trabajadores de México (CTM, founded 1936) and the Federación de Sindicatos de Trabajadores al Servicio del Estado (FSTSE, founded 1938). Military The total strength of the army is (2014) around 267,000 men; the paramilitary forces include 45,500 members of the various police forces. The military service (service period twelve months) is mostly voluntary, but partly also regulated by lottery. The army (around 205,000 soldiers) is divided into 12 military regions, among others. with infantry, engineer and tank brigades as well as 46 independent "district garrisons", among others. with infantry battalions and motorized cavalry regiments. The navy has around 54,000 and…