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Country Facts
| 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) |
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Sources: various sources including Instituto Nacional De Estadísticas y Censos, Presidencia de la Nación Argentina and CIA World Factbook. |
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