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Official name: Republica Argentina
Area: 2,76 mill. km2, second largest country in South America
Population: 40 mill (July 2007)
Capital: Buenos Aires
Borders: Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay og Uruguay
Religion: 90% catholic, but less than 20 % are practising
Language: Spanish is the official language, English, Italian, French and German are also spoken
Gross domestic product: 608 billion (USD15 200 per capita)
Currency: Argentinian peso (ARS)
Climate: Temperate
Life expectancy at birth: 76 years Literacy: 97,2% (2001)
Population below poverty line: 27 % (2002)

(Source CIA Factbook).