Why include the Demographics of Argentina on an Argentina Spanish website? When learning a new language one of the first items people research are the demographics for a country or countries where the language is spoken. This may be to help decide where the person will first go to practice their new language or, to learn more about the cultures that speak their target language or even just to dream of exotic travels. How many people live there? How big is the country economically? What are the main cities? How old is the population? These statistics give information to begin to compare what we already know with a new place we have yet to understand.
Basic Demographics of Argentina
Date of Independence: 9 July 1816, from Spain
Total Land Area: 2,780,400 sq km
Border Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Official Name: República Argentina
Economic Demographics of Argentina
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 447.6 billion
GDP Real Growth: 8.9%
GDP Per Capita (PPP): $17,400
Unemployment: 7.2%
Youth Unemployment (15-24 years): 21.2%, ranked 50th worldwide
Labor Force: 16.76 million
Population below Poverty: 30%
Exports: US$ 84.3 billion
Imports: US$ 70.7 billion
Population Demographics of Argentina
Population of Argentina: 42,192,494, ranked 32nd Worldwide
Median Age: 30.7 years
Life Expectancy: 75.6 years
Infant Mortality Rate: 10.5 deaths every 1,000 live births, ranked 143rd worldwide
Main Cities: Buenos Aires (capital) 12.988 million; Cordoba 1.493 million; Rosario 1.231 million; Mendoza 917,000; San Miguel de Tucuman 831,000 (2009)
Literacy: 97.2%
Nationality Description: Argentine
Other Demographics of Argentina
Internet Users: 13.7 million
Railways: 36,966 km, ranked 8th worldwide
Roadways: 231,374 km, ranked 22nd worldwide
Religion: 92% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 4% Other
Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank
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