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Found mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, what is Mexico's most important natural resource?

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Mexico's most important natural resource is oil

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Mexico's most important natural resource is petroleum. In 2008 Mexico's national oil company Pemex gave half of its $102 billion in earnings to the government in the form of tax payments. Mexico's oil and gas industry represents two fifths of the national budget.

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