nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Languages
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
English
Exports
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
External Debt
$130,200,000,000 $
$4,490,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
0
Location
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
Area
2,780,400 km sq
430 km sq
Coastline
4,989 km
97 km
Climate
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
