| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Central & South America |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic (democracy) |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Spanish is the official language. Italian, German, English, and French are also spoken as well as ethnic languages Quechua, Tehuelche, and Guarani. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 93%, Protestant 2.5% Jewish, 2 %. Other 2.5% includes Islam, Buddhism, and Evangelical. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
97 %White (made up mostly of Spanish and Italian descent), 2% mestizo (made up of mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), 1% Amerindian, and other non-white groups. |
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