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PEOPLE

Language
Spanish. Indigenous languages such as Quechua and Guarani are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	40.3 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	39.4 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	39.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	38.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	38.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	38.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	37.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	37.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	36.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
50.9 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Most Argentines are descendants of southern European migrants. Unofficial figures put the indigenous population at over 440,000 with 15 indigenous groups, the largest of which are the Mapuche, Kolla and Toba. There are also three mestizo (mixed descent) groups.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholicism (92 percent) is the official religion. There are Protestant, Evangelical, Jewish and Muslim minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	90.4 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	90.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	90.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	89.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	89.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	89.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	89.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	89.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1947
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2007)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	26.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	26.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	27.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	27.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	27.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	27.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT -3

Climate description
Mostly temperate; arid in southeast and subantarctic in southwest

Currency
Peso

Telephone dialling code
(+) 54

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	74.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	74.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	74.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	74.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	73.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	71.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	70.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	70.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	70.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	70.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	77.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	77.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	15 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	14 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	15 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	16 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	17 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	16 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	16 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	18 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	16 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	16 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	18 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	18 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	20 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	19 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	19 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	21 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	77 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	82 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	38	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	36	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	34	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	34	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	34	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	34	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	4 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	4 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	5 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	3 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	96 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	96 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	91 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	91 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	96.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	242 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	241 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	242 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	244 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	228 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	226 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	205 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	218 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	214 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1166 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1023 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	806 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	572 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	352 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	206 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	174 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	181 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	176 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	281 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	259 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	209 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	177 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	160 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	119 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	109 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	98 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	71 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	109 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	105 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	93 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	97 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	108 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	92 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	70	Transparency International
2001	57 (joint)	Transparency International
2000	52 (joint)	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day

1990-2005	6.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	7.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	3.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1990-2002	3.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2001	No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	6040 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	5150 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	4460 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	3580 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	3670 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4050 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	7000 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	7470 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	262.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	214.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	183.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	153.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	129.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	102.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	268.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	284.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	8.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	9.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	9.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	8.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	-10.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	-4.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	-0.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	14.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	13.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	8.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	9.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	10.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	30.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	-1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
0.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
38.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004	301 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	304 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	294 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.5 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
Low risk from P.vivax, confined to rural areas along the borders with Bolivia (lowlands of Jujuy and Salta provinces) and with Paraguay (lowlands of Corrientes and Misiones provinces).
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	31 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	32 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	33 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	35 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	36 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	37 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	39 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	40 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	1047	UNHCR
2007	1171	UNHCR
2006	894	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	856	UNHCR
2004	796	UNHCR
2003	784	UNHCR
2002	771	UNHCR
2001	659	UNHCR
2000	609	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	2845	UNHCR
2007	3263	UNHCR
2006	3158	UNHCR
2005	3074	UNHCR
2004	2916	UNHCR
2003	2642	UNHCR
2002	2439	UNHCR
2001	2396	UNHCR
2000	2396	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	3.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	3.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	4.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	4.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003