| Land area (sq. km) |
2,736,690.00 |
WDI |
| Arable land (% of land area) |
10.20 |
WDI |
| Population, total |
38,371,528.00 |
WDI |
| Population growth (annual %) |
0.96 |
WDI |
| Population density (people per sq. km) |
14.02 |
WDI |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
97.19 |
WDI/UN/UNICEF |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
74.64 |
WDI |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
16.20 |
WDI |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population)** |
38.5 (June 2005) |
WDI/CIA/UNICEF |
| Urban population (% of total) |
89.92 |
WDI |
| Ethnic breakdown |
white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% |
CIA |
| Religious breakdown |
nominally Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
CIA |
| Language |
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
CIA |
| Capital City |
Buenos Aires |
CIA |
| Character of government |
Republic; Administrative Division: 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city; Independence day: 9 July 1816 (from Spain) |
CIA* |
| Current President/Prime Minister |
President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May 2003); |
CIA* |
| Executive branch description |
President is both the chief of state and head of government; cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president ; elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term) |
CIA* |
| Legislative branch description |
bicameral National Congress or Congress Nacional consists of the Senate (72 seats; members are elected by direct vote; presently one-third of the members elected every two years to a six-year term) and the Chamber of Deputies |
CIA* |
| Judicial branch description |
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (the nine Supreme Court judges are appointed by the president with approval by the Senate) |
CIA |
| Women in national parliament (% of total) |
31.00 |
WDI |
| Foreign aid per capita (current US$) |
2.38 |
WDI |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflow (BoP, current US$ bn) ** |
4.08 |
WDI |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
8.98 |
WDI |
| GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$) |
7,482.99 |
WDI |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) |
4.42 |
WDI |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
1.07 |
WDI/CIA/WRI |
| Military expenditure (% of central government expenditure) |
5.87 |
WDI/WRI/Dept of State/UNICEF |
| Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
4.325 (2003) |
WDI/WRI |
| Education expenditure, public (% of GDP) |
3.535 (2002) |
WDI/WRI |
| Main export |
edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles |
CIA |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) |
15.6 (2003) |
WDI/CIA |
| External debt, total (DOD, current US$) |
169,247,293,440.00 |
WDI/CIA |
| Currency |
Argentina Peso (ARS) |
CIA |
| Local Currency Rate, per US$ |
2.92 |
CIA |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
133.43 |
WDI/Comp Industry Almanac |
| Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
352.15 |
WDI |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
96.43 |
WDI |
| Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
226.73 |
WDI |
