This week we are praying for the people of:
Argentina
Location:
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area - comparative:
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Population:
40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.32 years
male: 72.6 years
female: 80.24 years (2007 est.)
Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages:
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census)
Government type:
republic
Internet users:
8.184 million (2006)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
This information comes from the World Fact Book.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html