Area (sq km): total: 2,766,890 sq km land: 2,736,690 sq km water: 30,200 sq km
Roadways (km): total: 231,374 km paved: 69,412 km (includes 734 km of expressways) unpaved: 161,962 km (2004)
Languages (%): Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Literacy (%): definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.2% male: 97.2% female: 97.2% (2001 census)
Currency (code): Argentine peso (ARS)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $13,100 (2007 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%): 8.7% (2007 est.)
Industries: food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel
Internet users: 9.309 million (2007)


Source: CIA - The World Factbook