Population: 31,914,473 (July 1989), growth rate 1.2% (1989)

Birth rate: 20 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 32 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 74 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Argentine(s); adjective--Argentine

Ethnic divisions: 85% white, 15% mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups

Religion: 90% nominally Roman Catholic (less than 20% practicing), 2% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 6% other

Language: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

Literacy: 94%

Labor force: 10,900,000; 12% agriculture, 31% industry, 57% services (1985 est.)

Organized labor: 3,000,000; 28% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.