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Buenos Aires
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Argentine Republic
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| Conventional short form |
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Argentina
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| Local long form |
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Republica Argentina
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| Lokal short form |
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Argentina
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Languages
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| Main language |
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Spanish
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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332,000,000
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| Other languages |
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Arabic North Levantine spoken, Arabic South Levantine spoken, Aymara Central, Chiripá, Chorote Iyo wujwa, German Standard, Guaraní Bolivian East, Guaraní Mbyá, Guaraní Paraguayan, Italian, Japanese, Kaiwá, Katalanian valencian balear, Lithuanian, Mapudungun, Mocoví, Nivacle, Pilagá, Plattdeutsch, Quechua South Bolivian, Quichua Santiago Del Estero, Romani Vlax, Slovenian, Spanish, Tapieté, Toba, Turoyo, Ukrainian, Welsh, Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay, Wichí Lhamtés Nocten, Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz, Yiddish East
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| Language alternates: |
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Araucano, Caiwá, Chaco Sur, Chawuncu, Choroti, Colla, Eastern Argentina Guarani, Eastern Bolivian Guaraní, Guarani Argentine Western, Guarayo, Güisnay, Manjui, Manjuy, Maputongo, Mataco, Mataco Güisnay, Mataco Pilcomayo, Mataco Vejoz, Mbocobí, Mocobí, Nivaklé, Pilaca, Qom, Santiagueno Quichua, Toba Qom, Txiripá, Vejos
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Apapocuva, Bermejo Vejoz, Chaco Pilaga, Chane, Forest Chulupi, Izoceno, Northern Toba, Patgonian Welsh, Pehuenche, River Chulupi, Southeast Toba, Toba-pilaga
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Isocenio, Izocenyo, Sombrero Negro
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Internet:
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| Domain |
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.ar
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| Internet users |
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3.88 Mio. (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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33 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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34 00 S, 64 00 W
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| Area (sq km) |
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2,766,890.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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9,665.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Argentina Peso
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| International identification letter for vehicles |
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RA
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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453 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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1% (2000*)
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Imports (US $)
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23.8 Bio. (f.o.b.. 2000*)
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| Inflation rate |
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4% (2001*)
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People:
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| Population |
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37,812,817
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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26.3% (M: 5,090,046; F: 4,854,761)
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- 15 - 64 years
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63.2% (M: 11,968,135; F: 11,937,709)
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| - 65 years and over |
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10.5% (M: 1,636,332; F: 2,325,834)
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| Labor force |
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15 Mio. (1999)
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