09/08/2022
Mexico is an industrial-agrarian country, one of the most economically developed in America. Oil, natural gas (one of the leading places in America), iron ore, sulfur, ores of antimony, mercury and graphite are extracted.
Mexico is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of fluorspar. In the manufacturing industry, the most developed are ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, mechanical engineering, chemical and petrochemical, cotton, and food and flavor industries.
Oil refining is underdeveloped; As one of the world's largest oil exporters, Mexico imports petroleum products.
Agriculture is dominated by crop production: corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruits, tomatoes. Developed logging.
From January 1, 2022, the minimum wage in Mexico is, depending on the territory and industry, from 172.87 pesos ($8.47) to 222.67 pesos ($10.91) per day in the main part of the country and 260.34 pesos ( $12.76) per day along Mexico's border with the United States, which has a special economic status, the northern border free zone, consisting of municipalities bordering