Country name: the Argentine Republic
Area: 2,800,000 square km2
Capital city: Buenos Aires
Government: constitutional government (23 provinces and one city under the direct control of the government)
Main political parties: PJ, UCR, Frepaso [it would be useful to put the full titles after the acronyms in parenthesis the first time the parties are introduced (ie- what does PJ stand for ?)]
Population: 3,700,000,000 (2001)
National Income: GDP $269,800,000,000 (2001), GDP $7,200 per head (2001)
Race: Whites (85%), Natives, Mestizo and others (15%)
Language: Predominately Spanish
Religion: Catholic (92%), Protestant (2%), Jewish (2%), others (4%)
National Holidays: Independence Day (July 7th),
Bastille Day (May 25th)
<Source: the Korean Embassy in Argentina>