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República Argentina

Main information

Border countries:

It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west.

Continent:

South America

Location:

53° 00' West longitude to 73° 00' West longitude

33° 00' South latitude to 55° 00' South latitude

Area:

2,791 mil. km²

Time zone:

-4

Official language:

The only official language is Spanish, although some immigrants and indigenous communities have retained their original languages in specific points of the country.

Other languages: Argentina is the largest Spanish-speaking community that employs voseo (the use of the pronoun vos instead of tú). The most prevalent dialect is Rioplatense, with most speakers located in the basin of River Plate.

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Politics

Government type:

Democratic Republic

The adminstrative structure:

Argentina is divided into 23 provinces (provincias; singular: provincia), and 1 autonomous city (commonly known as capital federal), marked with an asterisk.

The head of state:

President Néstor Kirchner

Prime Minister:

Population:

Population:

36 223 947 (2001)

Growth of population:

0,13 %

Population density:

11 person/km²

Life expectancy:

Male: 68,4, Female: 75,6

Age structure:

Religion:

Most of Argentina's population is at least nominally Roman Catholic. Roman Catholicism is supported by the Argentine state, as stated in the constitution. Evangelical churches gained a place in Argentina especially since the 1980s. The country also has the largest Jewish population in Latin America, about 300,000 strong, and is home to one of the largest Islamic mosques in Latin America. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) number over 330,300, the seventh largest concentration in the world[1]. Traditional Protestant communities are also present.

Ethnic groups:

Unlike most of its neighbouring countries, Argentina's population descends overwhelmingly from Europeans. The basic demographic stock (85% of the population) is made up of descendants of the colonial Spanish settlers, augmented by descendants of later Italian and Spanish immigrants. However, around 56% of Argentinians possess at least some Amerindian ancestry (as discovered by genetic research). Those who claimed their ethnic group as Spanish was most likely to have some melanated Amerindian ancestry.

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Useful information

Calling code

+54

Top level domain:

,ar

Voltage:

220 V, 50 Hz.

Important telephone numbers:

Road traffic:

Right hand traffic

International country code:

ARG

Car's license plate: RA

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HISTORY

Europeans arrived in the region with the 1502 voyage of Amerigo Vespucci. Spanish navigator Juan Diaz de Solias visited what is now Argentina in 1516. Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580. They further integrated Argentina into their empire following the establishment of the Vice-Royalty of Rio de la Plata in 1776, and Buenos Aires became a flourishing port. More

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