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CBR: 17 CDR: 8 NIR: 0.09% IMR: 10.1 TFR: 2.3 GNI PPP/capita: 19480 Life Expectancy: 74 for Males and 80 for Females Population Age 15-24 in Mid 2017: 6.9 million Population Age 15-24 in Mid 2050: 7.1 million Whole Population 2017: 44.3 million 54.1 Million by 2050
 * Population:**





Based on the latest United Nations estimates, Argentina’s current population as of September 26th, 2017, is 44,370,166 people. That is equivalent to 0.59% of the world’s population. Argentina’s population density is equal to 42 people per square mile, and the median age is 31 years old. ( http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/argentina-population/)

Why do you think there are so many more young people compared to old people today? Why might that number decrease as time goes on?

Argentina's culture has been strongly influenced by its mostly European immigrant population. The European influence is reflected in music, architecture, writing, social customs and lifestyle, but it has also contributed to the erosion of indigenous ways of life in Argentina. The Gauchos, or horsemen who tended cattle in the Pampas, were adopted by many as a cultural icon to offset the European influence which was quickly starting to dominate the country's cultural identity. Arts and culture are incredibly popular in Argentina. Every year, Argentina hosts an international book fair which has become extremely popular. Dance performances and concerts also take place in parks and stadiums and sometimes attract massive attendances. The Tango was also invented in Argentina and has become extremely popular around the world today. (http://studyargentina.com/culture-argentina.html)
 * Culture:**

This picture shows a dance festival in Argentina. (https://maggiemwoo.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/p1234528.jpg)

Would you want to join one of the dance festivals? Why or why not?

In Argentina, there are 28 individual languages that are spoken today. 24 of these languages are still living while four have gone extinct. 15 of the 24 languages are indigenous and the other nine are non-indigenous to Argentina. Some Indigenous languages spoken in Argentina include Mapuche, Guarani, Aymara, Toba and Quechua. Spanish is the main language of Argentina. Argentinian Spanish, or Castellano as they call it, is typically different from the Spanish that is spoken in Spain, and it can even sound more like Italian than Spanish at some times. Argentineans use the word ‘vos’ instead of ‘tu’, which is typically used in Spain and most other Spanish-speaking countries. In Argentina, Italian, German, English and French and also popular languages. (https://www.ethnologue.com/country/AR) (http://www.argentour.com/en/argentina/language_in_argentina.php)
 * Language in Argentina:**

The article below talks about how the language barrier makes it very hard to understand the language and, or culture of Argentina if you are not familiar with their version of Spanish. (http://www.thetravelword.com/2010/10/20/breaking-down-the-language-barrier-in-buenos-aires-one-adventure-at-a-time/)

Argentine dialect- (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kZOsgK-t4wg)

Why do you think Argentinians pronounce certain letters differently from other Spanish speaking countries?

There are many religions that are prevalent in Argentina. These religions are Roman Catholic Christianity, Protestant Christianity, Mormonism, and other forms of Christianity. Other religions practiced in Argentina include Islam, which comprises around 1% of the population, Judaism with less than one percent, and atheism, which takes up 11% of the population. In the colonial era, the church was the dominant religion and the leading social service provider in Argentina. In the 19th Century, the relationship between the government and the church fell because of issues such as “compulsory secular education, civil wedding, and government appointment of religious leaders”. Catholicism in Argentina spread through expansion diffusion and contagious diffusion. Today, 77% of Argentine citizens still practice Catholicism today.
 * Religion:**

http://www.studycountry.com/guide/AR-religion.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/religious-beliefs-in-argentina.html

Why do you think Catholicism is so popular in Argentina?