nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Exports
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
External Debt
$136,800,000,000 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)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area
36,125 km sq
2,780,400 km sq
Coastline
350 km
4,989 km
Climate
tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
