Argentina General Information

Population:

Approximately 40 million.

Capital:

The first settlement of Buenos Aires was founded in 1536 by the Spanish aristocrat Pedro de Mendoza. However, this first attempt failed mostly due to bad organization and a lack of agricultural know-how. A second, and successful, attempt was made by Juan de Garay in 1580. Today the population is approximately 13 million.

Official languages:

Spanish. There are also 15 indigenous languages spoken around the country, as well as some German and a small amount of Welsh.

Principal Exports:

Agriculture, food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy and steel.

Political Geography:

23 provinces and 1 autonomous city: Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Federal Capital, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - The Antarctic and South Atlantic Islands, Tucuman.

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