Capital:Buenos Aires
Population:39,537,943
Area:2,766,890 sq km
Climate:mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
Languages:Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Currency:Argentine peso (ARS)
Government:republic
Religions:nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
