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Youth Excellence & Leader: What is catching the attention of your youth? The craze of social media has appeared to have gripped the attention of teens of Mexico. Students take up Scouting and Guiding very actively.

The Mexican Youth Athenaeum, later known as the Athenaeum of Mexico, was a Mexican civil association founded on October 28, 1909 with the purpose of working in favor of culture and art, by means of organization public meetings and debates.The members of the Athenaeum gave to Mexican education system a wider vision which rejected racist biological determinism and which found a solution for the cost of social adjustment problem generated by the processes which change society as industrialization or urbanization.

Festivals Festival Sayulita. Candlemas - Día de la Candelaría. Constitution Day - Día de la Constitución. Zona Maco. Valentine's Day - Día del Amor y la Amistad. Carnival - Carnaval. Flag Day - Día de la Bandera. Conferences mexHIC 2014, Mexico Mining forum 2017, MexHIC 2017

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Country challenges and opportunities Constitution rights and Duties

Challenges: Freedom of speech, religion,petition, legal rights — yet it goes farther, guaranteeing Poverty Eradication the right to a good job (Article 123), decent housing, and health Almost 33.2% of the current population of protection and care (Article 4). And the Mexico lives with less than $5 per day in aforementioned Article 123 spells out Mexico. It has a big hurdle to overcome workers’ rights in detail.Article 25 of the when it comes to poverty. Mexican Constitution stipulates that the Mexican government is responsible for national development, which makes the Terminating the Drug cartels government responsible for the economy. Article 26 states that the government is to Drug trafficking is one of the major issues plan the economy. Thus, the more that has flourished in mexico for a very long socialist orientation of the Mexican time. The government is doing its best in economy is based on its Constitution. order to overcome this challenge.

Article 27 decrees that all natural resources are the property of the Mexican nation, whereas Article 28 forbids monopolies with the exception of those of the government. This is the constitutional basis of PEMEX, the state oil monopoly

Conflicts- Possible Compromise

Possiible conflicts include the construction of the Mexico wall on border with the USA, due its new president Donald Trump.

The Mexican Drug War - confronting and eradicating the drugs cartels which have flourished in the country.

United Nations voting record

Healing Initiative Leadership Linkage (HILL) Student Magazine World without Borders Geographical Resources Central Plateau, Northwestern Deserts, Tropical Lowlands, Southern Mountain Ranges, Yucatan Peninsula, Coastlines Financial / Fiscal Responsibility (1) Improving budget formulation: As many other countries are already doing, Mexico needs to develop a broader, medium-term budgetary framework (3-5 years). This would provide greater stability, help to improve planning and bring funding more into line with government plans and objectives, without ignoring future challenges such as lower oil revenues and changing demographics. (2) Enhancing the legislature’s role in the budget process: The Mexican Congress has an important role to play in the budget process. Congress must engage in reform initiatives and is to be encouraged to use indicators to monitor the performance of the relevant ministries and agencies, and provide input for discussions on the budget. 3) Trade: Mexico’s economy is huge. It earns a lot through its exports and it’s economy also remains more or less stable. STATISTICS

Table 1: Demographic 0-14 15-24 25-54 55-64 >65 Birth rate & death rate Female 17,167,636 11,049,818 24,174,900 4,187,644 3,827,870 Birth : 18.5 births/1,000 Male 16,402,301) 10,770,843 25,938,909 4,944,802 4,702,026 Death : 5.3 deaths/1,000 Table 2: Population 1991-2001 2001-2011 2011-2021 Female and male 81,249,645 97,483,412 113,580,528

Table 3: Education Primary Secondary Sr. Secondary College Post graduate Female Male Table 4: Land Arable 10.924% Irrigated 23% Desert 34.5% Forest Table 5: Import & Export Import2016 $373B Export 2016 $380B Table 6: Finance value 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 against (Nov 30 - Nov. 30) High 13.39358 14.10287 17.24260 20.80776 21.95646 -- Low 11.98425 12.84096 14.10064 16.51854 17.49672 --

GDP Percentage, Inflation Percentage Year 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017 GDP $1.051T $1.187T $1.298T $1.046T Inflation 4,8% 4.5% 4.4% 2.7% yet to know

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Historical Perspective (Monuments & lessons from history)

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco Chichen-Itza Sian Ka'an

Culture of country (traditional dresses)

Religions

Christianity, islam, hispanic religions.

Language - Alphabets

Foods

❏ Guacamole ❏ Burrito Learning from the past and present for the future

Healing Initiative Leadership Linkage (HILL) Student Magazine World without Borders SYMBOLS & SIGNIFICANCE MEXICO Name & Picture of the student Capital-cities & monuments on the Map

Weather: The Climate in Mexico varies according to its topography. Along the coast it is hot and humid, unbearably so in the summer. Inland communities at higher elevations (5200 ft above sea level) and in particular close-by Lake Chapala, are much dryer and more temperate.May is the hottest month in and the coldest is December. The wettest month is September with an average of 90mm of rain.

Latitude : 23.6345⁰ N Longitude :102.5528⁰ W Neighboring Countries: N: of America E: --- W: --- S: ,

National Flag - National Animal - National Bird - National Sport - National Emblem - BANDERA DE MEXICO GOLDEN EAGLE CHARRERIA COAT OF ARMS The green stripe represents It is a very significant It is a very significant Charrería is a sport The coat of arms is the Independence that combines style, derived from an Aztec Movement. The white stripe character in the history character in the . of Mexico. tradition and skill. legend that their gods represents the purity of the told them to build a city Catholic faith. The red stripe represents the Spaniards where they spot an that joined in the quest for eagle on a nopal eating Independence and the a serpent, which is now blood of the national Mexico City. heroes. The golden eagle is depicted on the Mexican national flag as is an integral part of the national seal.

National Flower - National Tree Currency - Coin Stamp DAHLIA & why MEXICAN FIFTY CENTS STAMP Dahlias originated from the mountainous regions of Mexico and Central America and Colombia.

Official language: SPANISH

Capital: MEXICO CITY

Government: FEDERAL PRESIDENTIAL REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.

Population: 127.5 million (2016)