Full country name: República Argentina

Area: 2,776,890 sq km (1,083,000 sq mi).

Population: 37,813,000

GDP - per capita: $10,200 (2002 est.)

Capital city: Buenos Aires (pop 12 million)

People: 85% European descent, 15% mestizo , Indian and other minorities

Language: Spanish, plus 15 indigenous languages

Religion: 93% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 1.5% Ukranian Catholic, 1% Orthodox

Government: Republic.

President: Nestor Kirchner.

Weather: Since Argentina is an enormous country the weather varies throughout the nation. For Buenos Aires an average summer (January-March): 20°C - 35°C and an average winter (June-September): 0°C - 15°C.

Major industries: Food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel, agribusiness

Major trading partners: Brazil, USA and the European Union.

Useful phone numbers: Police (101), Firemen (100), Information (110), Medic Emergency (107)

Nightlife: In cosmopolitan Buenos Aires is famous world wide due to all the variety of entertainment it offers to its residents as well to its visitors.

Internet users: 4.88 million users.

Transportation: Good public services. Small subway/metro network but very large bus network (over 400 bus lines).

Museums: Most of them are closed on Monday.

Tax returns: At the airport you can get back 21% of the IVA (impuesto al valor agregado). This takes place when you purchase national products for the amount of U$ 200 or more (per bill) at the different shops identified with the "TAX FREE" sign.
Note: This shop are hard to find. Most of the are at the shopping malls or in the center area.