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Population:
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39,144,753 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.9% (male 5,179,236; female 4,947,234)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 12,452,566; female 12,457,451)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,685,371; female 2,422,895) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 29.2 years
male: 28.3 years
female: 30.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.02% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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17.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.57 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 17.6 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.7 years
male: 71.95 years
female: 79.65 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.24 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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130,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,500 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine
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Ethnic groups:
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white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite groups 3%
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Religions:
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nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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Languages:
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Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)
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