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location:
southern south america. bordering the south atlantic ocean. between chile and uruguay
geographic coordinates:
34 00 s. 64 00 w
map references:
south america
area:
total: 2.766.890 sq km land: 2.736.690 sq km water: 30.200 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the us
land boundaries:
total: 9.665 km border countries: bolivia 832 km. brazil 1.224 km. chile 5.150 km. paraguay 1.880 km. uruguay 579 km
coastline:
4.989 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
climate:
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
terrain:
rich plains of the pampas in northern half. flat to rolling plateau of patagonia in south. rugged andes along western border
elevation extremes:
lowest point: laguna del carbon -105 m (located between puerto san julian and comandante luis piedra buena in the province of santa cruz) highest point: cerro aconcagua 6.960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of mendoza)
natural resources:
fertile plains of the pampas. lead. zinc. tin. copper. iron ore. manganese. petroleum. uranium
land use:
arable land: 12.31% permanent crops: 0.48% other: 87.21% (2001)
irrigated land:
15.610 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
san miguel de tucuman and mendoza areas in the andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
environment - current issues:
environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation. soil degradation. desertification. air pollution. and water pollution note: argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets
environment - international agreements:
party to: antarctic-environmental protocol. antarctic-marine living resources. antarctic seals. antarctic treaty. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands. whaling signed. but not ratified: marine life conservation
geography - note:
second-largest country in south america (after brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the south atlantic and the south pacific oceans (strait of magellan. beagle channel. drake passage); cerro aconcagua is south america's tallest mountain. while laguna del carbon is the lowest point in the western hemisphere
population:
39.537.943 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 25.6% (male 5.170.721/female 4.938.171) 15-64 years: 63.9% (male 12.626.711/female 12.627.026) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 1.712.117/female 2.463.197) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 29.42 years male: 28.52 years female: 30.4 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.98% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
16.9 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
7.56 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0.4 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 15.18 deaths/1.000 live births male: 17.07 deaths/1.000 live births female: 13.19 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.91 years male: 72.17 years female: 79.85 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.19 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.7% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
130.000 (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
1.500 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: argentine(s) adjective: argentine
ethnic groups:
white (mostly spanish and italian) 97%. mestizo (mixed white and amerindian ancestry). amerindian. or other non-white groups 3%
religions:
nominally roman catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing). protestant 2%. jewish 2%. other 4%
languages:
spanish (official). english. italian. german. french
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.1% male: 97.1% female: 97.1% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: argentine republic conventional short form: argentina local long form: republica argentina local short form: argentina
government type:
republic
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