Argentina Guide and Resources

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Location
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay

Size Comparison To U.S-located Area
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US

Geographic Coordinates
34 00 S, 64 00 W

Capital
Buenos Aires

Nationality
Argentine(s)

Currency
Argentine peso (ARS)

Languages Spoken
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

Population
37,812,817 (July 2002 est.)

Total Population Ratio Based On Gender
0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Migrant Ratio
0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Ethnic Groups
white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite groups 3%

Religion Demographics
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

Geographic Areas
Total :: 2,766,890 sq km
Land :: 2,736,690 sq km
Water :: 30,200 sq km
Coastline :: 4,989 km

Bordered By
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

Argentina Climate
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest

Terrain
rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border.

Natural Resources
fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium

Natural Hazards
San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the Pampas and northeast; heavy flooding

Brief Geography Notes
second-largest country in South America, Cerro Aconcagua is South America's tallest mountain, while the Valdes Peninsula is the lowest point on the continent.

Government
republic

Administrative Districts
23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 autonomous city(distrito federal); Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital Federal