Official Name: Republica Argentina (Argentine Republic)
Currency: Argentine peso
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Hemisphere: South
Continent: South America
Location: Occupies most of southern S. America. Neighbors: Chile on W, Bolivia, Paraguay on N, Brazil, Uruguay on NE
Area: 1,073,519 sq mi, 2,780,403 sq km
Form of Government: Federal republic with two legislative houses (Senate 72) (Chamber of Deputies 257)
Population: (2007) 39,531,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 36.8, persons per sq km 14.2
Principal Language(s): Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Religions: Roman Catholic 92%
Capital: Buenos Aires
Capital Population: 2,776,138
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 16.9 degrees Celsius, 61.9 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Cordoba 1,267,521, San Justo 1,253,921, Rosario 908, 163,La Plata 563,943
Topography: Mountains in W are the Andean, Central Misiones, and Southern ranges. Aconcagua ids the highest peak in the Western Hemisphere alt. 22,834 ft. E of the Andes are heavily wooded plains, called the Gran Chaco in N, and the fertile, treeless Pampas in the central region. Patagonia, in S, is bleak and arid. Rio de la Plata, an estuary in NE, 170 by 140 mi, is mostly fresh water, from 2,485 mi Parana and 1,000 mi Uruguay rivers.
Economy: G.D.P. $ 523.7 billion
G.D.P. per Capita: $13,000
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2004): 19.3 (world avg. 20.3) Death rate per 1,000 population (2004); 7.7 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 2.16. Life expectancy at birth (2005) male 72.4 years; female 80.1 years
Government Website: www.argentina.ar
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.
