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“En unióny libertad” “In Union & Liberty”
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Information about Argentina |
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Population- 39,537,943 people (July 2005) |
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Government- Republic |
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Capital- Buenos Aires
(city population- 13,076,300) |
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Official language- Spanish |
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Religion- 92% Roman
Catholic 2% Jewish, Protestant 4% other |
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Literacy rate- 96.2% (1995) |
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GDP- $483.5
billion (2004) |
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Natural Resources- lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron, ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
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Climate- arid in
southeast |
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Natural Hazards- Andes have earthquakes, heavy flooding, violent rainstorms |
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Geography- 2nd largest country in South America |
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Ethnic groups- 97% white(Spanish, Italian)
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Independence Day- 9 July 1816 from Spain |
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Constitution- signed May 1 1853, revised August 1994 |
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HAVE A NICE DAY! ~ from ARGENTINA and FRIENDS to your home!
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