SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                        Washington, D.C.  20549

                                              SCHEDULE 13G
                                Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             	        MEXICO FUND INC. (MXF.N)
                                            (Name of Issuer)
             	                 		 CTRY
                                     (Title of Class of Securities)
                                	       2587170
                                  	    (CUSIP Number)


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1) Names of Reporting Persons, IRS Identification Nos. of Above Persons:

OTR - Nominee Name for The State Teachers Retirement Board of Ohio, 31-1312155
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2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*   (a) [_]       (b) [_]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization

   Columbus, Ohio
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With...

			5) Sole Voting Power..............	580561

			6) Shared Voting Power............	0

			7) Sole Dispositive Power.........	580561

			8) Shared Dispositive Power.......      0
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person....

                580561
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*   [_]
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)........

          1.28%
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12) Type of Reporting Person*..........	 EP
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                            SCHEDULE 13G
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Item 1	(a)Name of Issuer
           This Statement on Schedule 13G relates to the shares of Instrument
           MEXICO FUND INC.

	(b)Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

		399 Park Avenue
		New York NY 10022
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Item 2	(a)Name of Person Filing:
           This Statement is filed by
           OTR - Nominee Name for The State Teachers Retirement Board of Ohio

	(b)Address of Principal Business Office:
           The business address of
           OTR - Nominee Name for The State Teachers Retirement Board of Ohio
	   is 275 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio  43215.

	(c)Citizenship:		Not Applicable

        (d)Title of Class of Securities:
           The securities are shares of CTRY.

        (e)CUSIP No.:
           The CUSIP Number for the investment is 2587170.
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Item 3	Type of Person Filing:
        STRS is an employee benefit plan established for teachers of the
        public schools of Ohio to provide retirement allowances and other
        benefits under the terms of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code.
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Item 4	OWNERSHIP

       (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
           STRS owns 580561 shares of
           MEXICO FUND INC. CTRY.

       (b) Percent of Class:
           STRS believes that there are presently 45459990
           outstanding shares of MEXICO FUND INC.; therefore,
           STRS' ownership of 580561 shares of
           MEXICO FUND INC. CTRY
           stock is 1.28% percent of this class.

       (c) Number of Shares As To Which Such Person Has Power:
           (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote...
                 580561

           (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote...
                 0

           (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of...
                 580561

           (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of...
                 0

       shares of MEXICO FUND INC. CTRY stock.

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Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.  If this statements is
       being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the
       reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
       five (5) percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].
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Item 6	OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON

        Not Applicable.
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Item 7	IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
        SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

        Not Applicable.
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Item 8	IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

        Not Applicable.
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Item 9	NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

        Not Applicable.
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Item 10	CERTIFICATION
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of, and do not have the effect of,
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities, and
were not acquired in connection with, or as a participant in, any
transaction having such purposes or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

DATED:     12/31/2001

OTR - Nominee Name for The State Teachers Retirement Board of Ohio
275 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio  43215
STEPHEN A. MITCHELL
/s/Stephen A. Mitchell
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Stephen A. Mitchell
Deputy Executive Director, Investments
614-227-4003