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Population:
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39,537,943 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.6% (male 5,170,721/female 4,938,171)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 12,626,711/female 12,627,026) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 1,712,117/female 2,463,197) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 29.42 years
male: 28.52 years female: 30.4 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.98% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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16.9 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.91 years
male: 72.17 years female: 79.85 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.19 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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130,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,500 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine |
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Ethnic groups:
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white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% |
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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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Languages:
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Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1% male: 97.1% female: 97.1% (2003 est.) |
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