Fakta om Argentina

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)

Climate data Buenos Aires:

Temperatures from January to December:

Precipitation from January to December: