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Key Demographic Features of Argentina* Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay Map references: South America People Population: 34,672,997 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 28% (male 4,904,380; female 4,707,293) 15-64 years: 63% (male 10,851,004; female 10,834,593) 65 years and over: 9% (male 1,414,412; female 1,961,315) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 1.1% (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 28.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.66 years male: 68.37 years female: 75.12 years (1996 est.) Ethnic divisions: white 85%, mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups 15% Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 90% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 6% Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 96.2% male: 96.2% female: 96.2% Government Country Abbreviation: AR Type of government: republic Independence: 9 July 1816 (from Spain) National holiday: Revolution Day, 25 May (1810) Constitution: 1 May 1853; revised August 1994 Legal system: mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Economy Economic overview: GDP: purchasing power parity - $278.5 billion (1995 est.) GDP real growth rate: -4.4% GDP per capita: $8,100 (1995 est.) Unemployment rate: 16% (1995 est.) Communications Telephones: 2.7 million (1983 est.) Radio broadcast stations: AM 171, FM 0, shortwave 13 Radios: 22.3 million (1991 est.) Television broadcast stations: 231 Televisions: 7.165 million (1991 est.) *Source: World Factbook 1996, U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency
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