Argentina Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Argentine Republic Buenos Aires 2,780,400 sq km 1,073,518 sq mi PEOPLE Population 40,677,348 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.92 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 45,757,375 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 48,740,060 (2050 estimate) Population density Urban/rural distribution Share urban Share rural 15 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 39 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) 91 percent (2005 estimate) 9 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Buenos Aires 3,018,102 (2005 estimate) Córdoba 1,368,109 (2001) San Justo 1,253,921 (2001) Rosario 908,163 (2001) La Plata 520,647 (2001) Ethnic groups Descendants of European immigrants Mestizo, Native American, and other 97 percent 3 percent Languages Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French, indigenous languages Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 91 percent Jewish 1 percent Nonreligious 2 percent O ther 6 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 76.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 72.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 14 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 332 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 244 people (2000) Literacy rate Total 97.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 97.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 4.3 percent (2002-2003) 10 years (2002-2003) 17 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Head of state Head of government Legislature Federal republic President President Bicameral Congress Chamber of Deputies: 257 deputies Senate: 72 senators Voting qualifications Constitution Highest court Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) First-level political divisions Universal at age 18 August 1994 Supreme Court Army, Navy, Air Force 71,400 (2004) 1.5 percent (2003) 23 provinces and 1 federal district ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing $214.2 billion (2006) $5,474.50 (2006) 8.4 percent (2006) I ndustry 35.6 percent (2006) Services 56 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing I ndustry 18,764,668 (2006) 1 percent (2005) 24 percent (2005) Services Unemployment rate 75 percent (2005) 10.2 percent (2006) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $28,006 million (2004) Total expenditure $27,771 million (2004) Monetary unit 1 peso, consisting of 100 centavos Agriculture Wheat, maize, soybeans, sorghum, beef Mining Petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, gold, silver, lead, zinc, tin, tungsten Manufacturing Petroleum products, food products, textiles, transportation equipment, industrial chemicals, iron and steel Major exports Meat, wheat, maize, oilseed, hides, wool Major imports Machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, fuels and lubricants, agricultural products Major trade partners for exports Brazil, Chile, United States, Spain, China Major trade partners for imports Brazil, United States, Germany, China, Japan ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 48.37 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 40.10 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 8.44 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 3.09 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 681 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 227 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 292 (1998 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 201 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 123 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 181 (1998) Paved road as a share of total roads 30 percent (2003) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
