| Argentina :
Geographic coordinates
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34 00 S, 64 00 W
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| Argentina :
Population growth rate
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1.036% (2010 est.)
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| Argentina :
Birth rate
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17.75 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Argentina :
Death rate
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7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Argentina :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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120,000 (2007 est.)
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| Argentina :
Independence
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9 July 1816
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| Argentina :
National holiday
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Revolution Day, 25 May
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| Argentina :
Constitution
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1 May 1853
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| Argentina :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $558 billion (2009 est.)
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| Argentina :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $13,800 (2009 est.)
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| Argentina :
Electricity - consumption
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99.21 billion kWh (2007 est.)
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| Argentina :
Exports
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$26.5 billion edible oils, fuels and energy.
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| Argentina :
Imports
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$25.2 billion machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals.
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| Argentina :
Telephones
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9.631 million (2008)
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| Argentina :
Mobile cellular
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46.509 million (2008)
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| Argentina :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 260, FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
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| Argentina :
Radios
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24.3 million
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| Argentina :
Television broadcast stations
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42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)
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| Argentina :
Televisions
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7.95 million
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| Argentina :
Internet country code
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.ar
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| Argentina :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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4.906 million (2009)
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| Argentina :
Internet users
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11.212 million (2008)
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| Argentina :
Railways
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31,409 km
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| Argentina :
Highways
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231,374 km
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| Argentina :
Waterways
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11,000 km (2007)
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| Argentina :
Pipelines
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gas 28,248 km; liquid petroleum gas 41 km; oil 5,977 km; refined products 3,636 km (2009
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| Argentina :
Ports and harbors
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Arroyo Seco, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin
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| Argentina :
Merchant marine
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46 ships
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| Argentina :
Airports
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1,130 (2009)
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| Argentina :
Heliports
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2 (2009)
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| Argentina :
Military branches
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Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2010).
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| Argentina :
Military expenditures
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0.8% of GDP (2009)
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