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Surface: The total land area covered by
Argentina is 2,736,690 sq km.
Population: Argentina has
an approximate population of 40,302,000 (July 2007),
mostly comprising Spanish and Italian ethnicities.
System of government: The
government of Argentina is federal republic.
Capital: Buenos Aires, with a
population of approximately 2,776,100, is the capital of
Argentina.
Religion: Roman
Catholicism is the dominant religion.
Official Language: Spanish is
the official language of
Argentina.
Government: The
government of Argentina is federal
republic.
Climate: Argentina
experiences a temperate climate, arid in the south-east
and sub-Antarctic in the
south-west.
Units of measure and
electricity: Argentina follows the metric
system and the official electricity unit is 220 V, 50
Hz.
Time Zone: Argentina’s local
Time is GMT – 3.
Currency: Argentine
Peso
Travel
documents required: A visa is required for
travelling to Argentina except for Americans, UK
nationals, South Africans, New Zealanders and the Irish,
who require only a passport.
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Argentina is well endowed with natural resources
where the economy mainly has an
export-oriented agricultural sector.
The main exports of Argentina are soy
and vegetable oils. Other exports
include wheat, maize, oats, sorghum and sunflower seeds. Until recently, Argentina was considered a
relatively expensive country to visit. With the
relaxation of the pegged exchange rate, prices have gone
down. A normal meal ranges between 30 ARS
to 60 ARS, on average.
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