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Region: South America

Capital: Buenos Aires

Population: 45,378,992

Area Total: 2,766,890

Area Land: 2,736,690

Climate: Mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest.



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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Buenos Aires 13,076,300 2020
Cordoba 1,428,214 2020
Rosario 1,173,533 2020

Other Key Data
Region: South America
Population: 45,378,992
Area Total: 2,766,890km2
Area Land: 2,736,690km2
Coast Line: 4,989km
Capital: Buenos Aires
Climate: Mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest.
Languages: Spanish (official)
English
Italian
German
French
Arabic
Japanese
indigenous languages such as Guarani, Quechuan and Mataco
Currency: 1 Argentine peso (ARP$) = 100 centavos
Holiday: Revolution Day is 25 May (1810), Independence Day is 9 July, San Martin Day is 17 August


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 74.90°F
July: °C / 51.40°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 34.3"


Boundaries
Chile 5,150 km
Paraguay 1,880 km
Brazil 1,224 km
Bolivia 832 km
Uruguay 579 km


Ethnic Divisions
European (including Spanish, Italian, German, Ukrainian, Lithuanian and Slovenian) 90.00%
Indigenous and Mestizo 5.00%
Other ethnic groups (including Japanese and Arabs) 5.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 92.00%
Jewish 2.00%
Ukrainian Catholic 2.00%
Protestant 2.00%
Other 1.00%
Eastern Orthodox 1.00%

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