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Baja California Norte |
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Baja Californiaformerly Baja California NorteState (pop., 2000: 2,487,367), northern Baja California peninsula, northwestern Mexico. It covers an area of 27,071 sq mi (70,114 sq km), and its capital is Mexicali. Although long inhabited, it remained sparsely populated until the 1950s, when it experienced phenomenal growth. This was partly because of its proximity to the U.S. border; numerous foreign companies have established assembly oriented factories (maquiladoras) in the region, a trend accelerated by the establishment of NAFTA in 1994. Baja California Norte a state of NW Mexico, in the N part of the Lower California peninsula. Capital: Mexicali. Pop.: 2 487 700 (2000). Area: about 71 500 sq. km (27 600 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Baja California Norte, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Ledn, Tamaulipas Punta Colonet, for example, has the support of local authorities, state authorities in Baja California Norte and federal authorities, according to the report. In Mexico, the ways of legislating, and of doing politics, are in full transition," says Almaraz, who is also a former senator from Baja California Norte. |
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