Argentina Fast Facts & Figures
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Pumas Inhabit Northeast Argentina
Full name: Argentine Republic
President-elect: Cristina Fernandez (re-elected October, 2011)
Ruling Party: Justicialist Party
- Population: 40.2 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Buenos Aires
- Area: 2.8 million sq km (1.1 million sq miles)
- Location: Southern South America , bordering South Atlantic Ocean between Chile and Uruguay
- Major language: Spanish
- Major religion: Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing) , Protestant 2% , Jewish 2%, other 4%
- Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 79 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 peso = 100 centavos
- Imports partners: Brazil 32.5% , US 14.2% , China 8.7% , Germany 5.7% (2007)
- Main exports: Food and live animals, mineral fuels, cereals, machinery
- GNI per capita: US $7,200 (World Bank, 2008)
- Neighbouring countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
- Geographic coordinates: 34 00 S, 64 00 W
- Internet domain: .ar
- International dialling code: +54
- Time zone: GMT 3 (GMT 2 from third Saturday in March to first Saturday in October)
- Electricity: 220 volts AC, 60Hz. Travelers should bring a world travel adaptor.
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