Argentina

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About Argentina

Official Name	Republic  Argentina
Location	Located in South America
Geographic coordinates	34.6000° S, 58.3833° W
Total area	2,766,890 square kilometers
Surrounding Nations	South America bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in east. Border countries are Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, it shares maritime borders with the Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
About Independence	Argentina Gain Independence from July 9, 1816
UN Membership status	Become the UN member state on 24 October, 1945
Total Population	As of 2015, the total population of Argentina is around 42,610,981
Population Growth Rate	Population Growth Rate of Argentina is 0.93%
Average life expectancy	Average life expectancy of the people in Argentina is 77.6 Years
Governing system	The government of Argentina functions within the framework of a federal system. It’s a presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Argentina is both head of state and head of government. The President exercised the Executive power. The Judiciary is independent from the Executive and Legislature.
Name of current President	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner  is the current President of Argentina
Name of current Prime minister	Gaston Browne is the current Prime minister of Argentina
Official Language	Official language is Spanish
Religious status	Christian is the official religion of Argentina. 71% people is Christian
Per capita income	Per capita income of Argentina’s people is 12,873 US Dollar
Literacy rate	Literacy rate among the Argentina people are 98%
Capital City	Buenos Aires
Other Major cities	Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, Tucumán, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Salta
Currency Name	The official currency of Argentine peso
Central Bank	Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA)
International Airports	Ministro Pistarini International Airport Comodoro Rivadavia "General Enrique Mosconi" International Airport Ing. Aer. Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport Comandante Armando Tola International Airport Formosa International Airport Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport Hermes Quijada International Airport Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport Resistencia International Airport Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport Presidente Perón International Airport Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport Ástor Piazzolla International Airport Gobernador Horacio Guzmán International Airport
Sports	The most popular sport is football. and other sports played both professionally athletics, auto racing, basketball, boxing, cricket, cycling, field hockey, fishing, golf, handball, mountaineering, padel tennis, polo, roller hockey, rowing, rugby union, sailing, skiing and swimming