Argentina profile

Argentine gaucho

The gaucho, traditional skilled horseman of the Pampas

  • Full name: Argentine Republic

  • Population: 41.1 million (UN, 2012)

  • Capital: Buenos Aires

  • Area: 2.8 million sq km (1.1 million sq miles)

  • Major language: Spanish

  • Major religion: Christianity

  • Life expectancy: 72 years (men), 80 years (women) (UN)

  • Monetary unit: 1 peso = 100 centavos

  • Main exports: Food and live animals, mineral fuels, cereals, machinery

  • GNI per capita: US $9,740 (World Bank, 2011)

  • Internet domain: .ar

  • International dialling code: +54