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Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Size: total: 2,766,890 sq km, land: 2,736,690 sq km, water: 30,200 sq km
Bordering Countries: Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 km
Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
Population: 39,921,833 (July 2006 est.)
Ethnicities: 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
Government: Republic
Capital City: Buenos Aires
Dialling Code: +54
Currency: Peso
Time: -3 hours GMT
Visas: No need if from N. America or European citizen
Electricity: 220V, 50Hz; adapters – two rounded prongs or three angled flat prongs
Highlights: Buenos Aires, Southern Patagonia, Lake District and the Iguaza Falls
