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ARGENTINA

• Surface: 2.800.000 Km2. (excluding Antarctica)

• Perimeter: 14.500 Km.

• Dimension :

From North to South: 3.800 Km.
From East to West: 1.400 Km.

• Coast Length: 5.300 Km.

• Limits:

North : Bolivia and Paraguay
South: Atlantic Ocean and the Islands that were granted to Chile.
East: Brazil, Uruguay and Argentine Sea (Atlantic Ocean)
West: Chile
 
 

 
• Population (estimate): 37.000.000 inhabitants

• Density of population (estimate): 13,2 hab./Km.2

• Annual average population growth (between 1980 and 1991): 1,47%

• Life expectation: 73,1 years old

• Structure of Population by gender:

• Women: 51%
• Men: 49 %

• Structure of Population by ages:

• Transitory Passives (0-14 years old): 27,7%
• Economically actives (15-64 years old): 62.6%
• Definite Passives (65 years old and further): 9.7%

• Urban Population: 90%

• Foreign Population: 5%

• Infantile death rate: 18,8 %0

• Analphabet Population (10 years old and more): 3.7%

Political Aspects:

 
• Capital : Buenos Aires City

• Population of Buenos Aires (estimate): 3.000.000 inhabitants

• Type of Government : democratic

• Religion: Catholic predominance

Economical Aspects:

 
• Currency: peso ($)

• Relation with the dollar: 3.2 $ = 1U$S

• Consumer’s Price Index (1998): 0.7%

• GNP (1998): 288. 200 million U$S

• GNP per person: 7.800 U$S

• Exportations (1998): 26.440 million de U$S

• Importation (1998): 31.400 million de U$S

• Balance of Trade (1998): - 4.960 million de U$S

• Principal importing countries from Argentina (1998): Brazil, EE.UU. and Chile

• Principal exporting countries to Argentina (1998): Brazil, EE.UU. and Germany

• Principal exporting products (1998): cereals, vehicles, greases, oils and combustibles

• Principal imported products (1998): boilers, mechanical machines and devices, vehicles, electric machines and devices.

• Entrance of Foreign Tourists (1998): 4.860.000

• Total foreign tourist spending (1998): 5.360 million de U$S

This information was prepared by Ricardo D. Carlevari, author of the book "La Argentina. Estructura humana y económica" published by Ediciones Macchi.