| Capital: | Buenos Aires |
Area: | 3,745,247 km² (2,780,400 km² located within the American
continent and 964,847 km² within Antarctica) |
| Population: | 36,260,130 according to the INDEC census of 2001. The
population was estimated at 38,592,150 inhabitants in 2005. |
| Indigenous population: | Between 3 and 5% of the total population. |
| Political system: | Presidential Republic, democratic, with three branches: executive,
legislative and judicial. |
Constitutional recognition
of indigenous peoples: | Argentina has recognised the ethnic and cultural pre-existence of
indigenous peoples since 1994. |
| Language: | Spanish (official language) and native languages. Bilingual and inter-
cultural education has been promoted for a number of years. |
| Religion: | 92% follow the Catholic religion. Protestants 2%, Jews 2%,
other 4%. |
GDP per capita
(purchase power
parity): | USD 13,100 (2005 est.) |
Population below
poverty line: | 38.5% (June 2005) |
| Life expectancy: | For women: 79 years; for men: 72 years |
HIV/AIDS-adult
prevalence rate: | 0.7% (2001 est.) |
| Education: | 9 years of compulsory basic general education from six years of age.
High school education of a three-year minimum duration.
Higher, professional and degree level education in national or private
universities. |
| Illiteracy rate: | 3.7% (2000) |
| Key sectors: | Agriculture; Livestock; Fishing; Industry (cars, cement, agrochemicals,
iron and steel, tyres and textiles) |
