- Silver (1)
- Oil (4)
- Lead (5)
- Zinc (6)
- Copper (11)
- Deposits of oil (13)
- Iron (14)
RECORDS :
- 4th most populous urban agglomeration in the world = Mexico (population = 19 M).
- Highest mountain in Central America = Orizaba (Sierra Madre ; 5570 m).
- The biggest tree trunk in the world is 14 m in diameter (El Arbol del Tule, Oaxaca).
- The most devastating meteorite falt in the Yucatan (Chicxulub) 65 M. years ago. It is supposed to be the cause of dinosaurs' extinction.
Source of information : Le Quid - Atlas Economique Mondial 2007 du Nouvel Observateur - Maps & flags : CIA's World Fact Book
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