Argentina

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Capital: Buenos Aires

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 1,073,514

Land Covered by Water: 1.1%

Time Zone: (UTC-3)

Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest

Approximate Population: 40,301,927

Official Language: Spanish

Religion: Christianity, Judaism, Islam

Currency: Peso

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Dengue Fever, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Toxoplasmosis, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Hepatitis B, Brucellosis - avoid unpasteurized dairy products, Hantavirus - in some rural and farming areas, Altitude Illness - if visiting Andes, Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever)

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