1983 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1983 (Internet Archive)
Countries
143
Data Records
8,267
Categories
1
Source
CIA World Factbook 1983 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Area
2,771,300 km2; 57% agricultural (46% natural meadow, 11% crop, improved pasture, and fallow); 25% forest, 18% mountain, urban, or waste
Coastline
4,989 km People
Ethnic divisions
approximately 85% white, 15% mestizo, Indian, or other non white groups
Land boundaries
9,414 km Water
Language
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Limits of territorial waters (claimed)
200 nm (continental shelf, including sovereignty over superjacent waters)
Nationality
noun — Argentine^); adjective — Argentine
Population
30,097,000 (July 1984), average annual growth rate 1.6%
Religion
90% nominally Roman Catholic (less than 20% practicing), 2% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 6% other