Capital: Buenos Aires.
Official Language: Spanish.
Official Name: Republica Argentina (Argentine Republic).
Area: 1,073,519 sq. mi. (2,780,400 sq. km). Greatest
distances--north-south, 2,300 mi. (3,700 km); east-west, 980 mi.
(1,577 km). Coastline--2,940 mi. (4,731 km).
Elevation: Highest--Aconcagua, 22,831 ft. (6,959 m) above sea level.
Lowest--Valdes Peninsula, 131 ft. (40 m) below sea level.
Population: Estimated 1996 population--35,298,000; density, 33
persons per sq. mi. (13 persons per sq. km); distribution, 88
percent urban, 12 percent rural. 1991 census--32,615,528.
Estimated 2001 population--37,294,000.
Chief Products: Agriculture--beef, corn, cotton, flaxseed, grapes,
milk, sorghum, soybeans, sugar cane, sunflower seeds, wheat, wool.
Manufacturing--chemicals, electrical equipment, meat and other food
products, motor vehicles, textiles. Mining--petroleum, natural
gas.
Money: Basic unit--peso. For its price in U.S. dollars, see MONEY
(Table: Exchange Rates).
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