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GeographyLocation: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area: Land boundaries: total 9,665 km, Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 km Coastline: 4,989 km
PeoplePopulation: 34,292,742 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.11% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 19.51 births/1,000 population Death rate: 8.62 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 28.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.65 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: white 85%, mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups 15% Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 90% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant2%, Jewish 2%, other 6% Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Buenos Aires Independence: 9 July 1816 (from Spain) Constitution: 1 May 1853; revised August 1994
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $270.8 billion National product real growth rate: 6% National product per capita: $7,990 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.9% Unemployment rate: 12%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |