Full country name: Argentine Republic

Area: 2,736,690 sq.km. (1,056,636 sq.mi.)

Population: 37 million

Capital city: Buenos Aires

People: 85% Indo-European, 14% Mestizo, 1% Amerindian

Language: Spanish, Italian, Amerindian

Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, 2% Jewish, 2% Protestant, 6% Other

Government: Democracy

President: Fernando de la Rua

Currency: The Argentine peso

Major industries: Agriculture, Oil

Major trading partners: Brazil, U.S.A.