Country (long form) |
Argentine Republic |
Capital |
Buenos Aires |
Total Area |
1,068,302.20 sq mi 2,766,890.00 sq km (slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US) |
Population |
37,384,816 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
50,119,441 |
Languages |
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
Literacy |
96.2% total, 96.2% male, 96.2% female (1995 est.) |
Religions |
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
Life Expectancy |
71.88 male, 78.82 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
republic |
Currency |
1 peso = 100 centavos |
GDP (per capita) |
$12,900 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel |
Agriculture |
sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
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Arable Land |
9% |
Natural Resources |
fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
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