Country Reports
Argentina
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Country name |
Argentine Republic |
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Government type |
Republic |
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Administrative divisions |
23 provinces; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, Tucuman 1 autonomous city; Buenos Aires Capital Federal |
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Capital |
Buenos Aires |
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Independence Day |
9 July 1816 (from Spain) |
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National holiday |
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810) |
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Area |
2.8 million sq km (1.1 million sq miles) |
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Location |
Southern South America, South Atlantic Ocean |
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Land Borders |
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay |
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Coastline |
4,989 km |
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Population |
39.9 million (UN, 2008) |
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Nationality |
Argentine(s) |
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Languages |
Spanish |
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Ethnic groups |
Spanish and Italian (97%), Mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, and others |
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Major religion |
Christianity |
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Highest peak |
Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m |
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Climate |
Mostly temperate; south-east; arid , south-west; subantarctic |
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Time zone |
UTC-3 |
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Currency |
1 peso = 100 centavos |
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Telephone |
+54 |
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Internet domain |
.ar |
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GNI per capita |
US $6,050 (World Bank, 2007) |
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Natural resources |
Fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
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Agriculture products: |
Sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock |
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Industries
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Food processing, flour mills and dairy industry, mineral fuels, metalurgy, steel, cereals, machinery, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals, petrochemicals, printing, |