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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Buenos Aires
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13,076,300
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2020
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Cordoba
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1,428,214
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2020
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Rosario
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1,173,533
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2020
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| Region: |
South America |
| Population: |
45,378,992 |
| Area Total: |
2,766,890km2 |
| Area Land: |
2,736,690km2 |
| Coast Line: |
4,989km |
| Capital: |
Buenos Aires |
| Climate: |
Mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest. |
| Languages: |
Spanish (official)
English
Italian
German
French
Arabic
Japanese
indigenous languages such as Guarani, Quechuan and Mataco |
| Currency: |
1 Argentine peso (ARP$) = 100 centavos |
| Holiday: |
Revolution Day is 25 May (1810), Independence Day is 9 July, San Martin Day is 17 August |
Average Daily Temperature
|
| January: |
°C / 74.90°F |
| July: |
°C / 51.40°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 34.3" |
Boundaries
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Chile
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5,150 km
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Paraguay
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1,880 km
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Brazil
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1,224 km
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Bolivia
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832 km
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Uruguay
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579 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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European (including Spanish, Italian, German, Ukrainian, Lithuanian and Slovenian)
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90.00%
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Indigenous and Mestizo
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5.00%
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Other ethnic groups (including Japanese and Arabs)
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5.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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92.00%
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Jewish
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2.00%
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Ukrainian Catholic
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2.00%
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Protestant
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2.00%
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Other
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1.00%
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Eastern Orthodox
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1.00%
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CountryWire
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