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          AREA ................................................
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          2.766.890 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          39.144.753 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          14,1 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Buenos Aires 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          Nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          Argentine peso (ARS)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          13298 $ (2004)
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          0,603 (37th place)
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Laguna del Carbon -105 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Cerro Aconcagua 6960 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          9 July 1816 (from Spain)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .ar
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +54
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