 Information about Argentina
Statistics
- Area: 2,766,890 km² (land 2,736,690 km²; water 30,200 km²)
- Population: 38,740,807 (July 2003)
- Capital: Buenos Aires
- Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
- Religion: nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
- Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
- Time Zone: UTC/GMT -3hrs
- Currency: Argentine Peso [ARS]
Location
Argentina is in Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean. With a total of 9,665 km land boundaries and 4,989 km coastline, Argentina shares borders with
Bolivia (832 km),
Brazil (1,224 km),
Chile (5,150 km),
Paraguay (1,880 km), and
Uruguay (579 km).
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