Capital:
Buenos Aires
Area:
2,780,092 sq km / 1,073,116 sq ml
Language:
Spanish
Currency:
Peso
Population:
38,740,807
Life expectancy:
68 (men), 75 (women)
Literacy rate:
96%
Religions:
95% Roman Catholic
Physical features:
Andes mountains running north/south in the west, include the highest peak in the western hemisphere Mt Aconcagua; forest and savanna in north, pampas in east, Patagonian plateau in the south
Ethnic distribution:
85% European decent, mainly Spanish, 15% Mestizo (mixed race)
Exports:
Meat products, cereals, soya beans, vegetable oils, petroleum products
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