POPULATION

Population: 37 million with a density of 11 inhabitants per square kilometer
Languages: Spanish and more than 17 indigenous dialects
Religion: 93% Catholic, 2.5% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 1.5% Ukranian Catholic, 1% Armenians Orthodox
Foreign visitors: Argentina has nearly three million tourists per year
Capital: Buenos Aires (12 million inhabitants)
Principal cities: La Plata, Cordoba, Mendoza, Bahía Blanca, Rosario, Santa fé, Avellaneda
University cities: Buenos Aires, La Plata, Cordoba, Mendoza, Avellaneda
Number of students: around 1 million
Number of foreign students: 13,000 (1994)