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Origins and ethnicity

Queen and Princesses of the 2004 National Immigrants' Festival, Oberá, Misiones.

Children at school, Buenos Aires.

Children at a party, Rosario.

Main article: Immigration in Argentina

Argentina can be characterized as a melting pot of different nationalities, but unlike most other Latin American nations (with the exception of Uruguay), citizens of European origin make up the great majority of the population. Most estimations vary from 90^[1] to 97%^[2] of total population. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 401 KB) Español: Vista de la Reina Nacional del Inmigrante (centro), la 1° princesa (izquierda) y 2° princesa (derecha) del año 2004, en el inicio de la XXVII Fiesta Nacional del Inmigrante, en la ciudad de Oberá, Misiones... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 401 KB) Español: Vista de la Reina Nacional del Inmigrante (centro), la 1° princesa (izquierda) y 2° princesa (derecha) del año 2004, en el inicio de la XXVII Fiesta Nacional del Inmigrante, en la ciudad de Oberá, Misiones... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1244x818, 119 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Argentina Demographics of Argentina ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1244x818, 119 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Argentina Demographics of Argentina ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Non-native population in Argentina, 1869–1991 There is a theory that the original inhabitants of Argentina were descendants of Asian peoples that crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America and then, over thousands of years, reached the southern end of South America. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

The most common ethnic groups are Italian and Spaniard. There are also significant German, Slavic Polish, British and French populations. Distribution of Slavic people by language The Slavic peoples are a linguistic and ethnic branch of Indo-European peoples, living mainly in Europe, where they constitute roughly a third of the population. ...

Waves of immigrants from European countries arrived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The main contributors were Spain, Italy, France (mostly settled in Buenos Aires city and province), Eastern European nations such as Croatia, Poland, Russia, Romania, Ukraine and the Balkans (especially Greece, Serbia and Montenegro), Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom and Ireland (Buenos Aires and Patagonia), and Scandinavia (especially Sweden). Smaller waves of settlers from Australia, South Africa and the United States are recorded in Argentine immigration records. By the 1910s, over 30 percent of the country's population was non-native Argentine after immigration rates peaked, and half of Buenos Aires' population was foreign-born. ^{[3] [4]} Eastern Europe is, by convention, a region defined geographically as that part of Europe covering the eastern part of the continent. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... This article is about the country in Europe. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

The overwhelming majority of Argentina's Jewish community (about 2% of the population) derives from immigrants of Northern, Central, and Eastern European origin (Ashkenazi Jews). Argentina's Jewish population is by far the largest Jewish community in all of Latin America and is the fifth largest in the world. Buenos Aires itself is said to have 100,000 practicing Jews, making it one of the largest Jewish urban centers in the world (see also History of the Jews in Argentina). For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Language(s) Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, English Religion(s) Judaism Related ethnic groups Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Standard Hebrew: sing. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Jews have lived in Argentina for centuries, yet large Jewish populations did not appear in the country until the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

Small numbers of people from Asia have also settled Argentina, mainly in Buenos Aires. The first Asian-Argentines were of Japanese descent, but Koreans, Vietnamese, Chinese and Laotians soon followed. History A small neighborhood grocery store in Buenos Aires owned by Asian-Argentines Argentinas Asian population is descended from several waves of Asian immigration that have occured in the last century. ... Motto: Peace, Independence, Democracy, Unity and Prosperity Anthem: Pheng Xat Lao Capital (and largest city) Vientiane Lao Government Communist State  - President Choummaly Sayasone  - Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh Independence From France   - Date 19 July 1949  Area  - Total 236,800 km² (83rd) 91,429 sq mi   - Water (%) 2% Population  - 2005 estimate 5...

In recent decades, especially during the 1990s, there has been a substantial influx of immigrants from neighboring South American countries, mainly from Peru, Paraguay and Bolivia. Other immigrants are from neighboring Brazil through the Brazil-Argentine border.

Colonies

Most immigrants, regardless of origin, settled in the city of Buenos Aires or around (Greater Buenos Aires or Buenos Aires Province). However, in the first stages of immigration, some formed colonies (especially agricultural colonies) in other parts of the country, often encouraged by the Argentine government and/or sponsored by private individuals and organizations. The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Agricultural colonies in Argentina were a demographically and economically important part of the evolution of the country. ...

Many Scandinavian, British (English and Scottish) and Irish immigrants settled in Patagonia; today, the Chubut Valley has a significant Welsh-descended population and retains many aspects of Welsh culture. But since the 1980's, many Welsh Argentines began to emigrate to Canada and Australia. This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... The Chubut valley in Patagonia, Argentina forms the heart of the Chubut Province, the third largest province of Argentina. ... The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. ... This article is about the country. ...

German and Swiss colonies settled in the provinces of Entre Ríos, Misiones, Formosa, Córdoba Province and Patagonia, as well as in Buenos Aires itself. 8 million may be of German ancestry, third largest after Italian and Spanish. ^{[citation needed]} Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. ... Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. ...

Immigration from the Chilean island of Chiloé made up much of the Chilean immigration to the southern region of Patagonia during the late 19th century. Today, seasonal migration of farm laborers along with many miners in the Andean provinces come from Chile, or Peru and Bolivia. Chiloé Island Location of Chiloé in Chile Chiloé Island (Spanish: Isla de Chiloé), also known as Isla Grande de Chiloé Big Island of Chiloé, is a South American island off the coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. ... Patagonia, as most commonly defined (in orange). ...

Indigenous peoples

According to the provisional data of INDEC's Complementary Survey of Indigenous Peoples (ECPI) 2004 - 2005 ^[5] only 402,921 persons (about 1% of the total population). An additional 4.5% are labelled as Mestizo ^[6]; however, some genetic studies suggest much greater proportions of the population with some Amerindian ancestry. National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. ... Languages Predominantly Spanish, (with a minority of other languages), while Mestiços speaks Portuguese Religions Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholic, with a minority of Protestant and other Religions) Related ethnic groups European (mostly Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian), Amerindian people, African people, Austronesian people, Hispanics and Latinos Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço...

Emigration

The rate of Argentine emigration to Europe (especially to Spain and Italy^[7]) and, to a lesser degree, to North America (mostly to Mexico and the United States) peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s and is noteworthy. A memorial statue in Hanko, Finland, commemorating the thousands of emigrants who left the country to start a new life in the United States Emigration is the act and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle in another country. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...

Population and growth

Demographics of Argentina, data from FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

The Argentine population has one of Latin America's lowest growth rates (about one percent per annum), and it also enjoys a comparatively small infant mortality rate. The age structure of the population is therefore similar to that of more developed countries, with a median age of about 29 years and a life expectancy of 75 years at birth. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Population growth rate is a term used in demographics and ecology which refers to the rate at which the number of individuals in a population increases. ... This article is about the measure of remaining life. ...

As per the 2001 census [INDEC], the total population is 36,260,130, of which 1,527,320 (4.2%) were born abroad. The Argentine census agency estimates 38,592,150 for June 2005. This figure turns out to be lower than expected prior to the census; the difference was attributed to the impact of the economic recession. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. ... National Statistics and Censuses Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC) is the Argentine government agency responsible for the collection and processing of statistical data. ...

Demographic distribution

Eighty percent of the Argentine population resides in cities or towns of more than two thousand inhabitants, and over one-third lives in the Greater Buenos Aires area. With 11.5 million inhabitants, this sprawling metropolis serves as the focus for national life. Buenos Aires is one of the ten largest metropolises in the southern and western hemispheres, and the second largest in South America after Sao Paulo, Brazil and has 5 million fewer people than Mexico City, Mexico located in North America. ^{[citation needed]} Gran Buenos Aires (Spanish: Greater Buenos Aires) is the metropolitan area around the city of Buenos Aires, which comprises the following 24 partidos (administrative subdivisions) of the Province of Buenos Aires. ... southern hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted). ... The geographical western hemisphere of Earth, highlighted in yellow. ... Sao Paulo and São Paulo (city) redirect here. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ...

An additional 1.1 million people live in the metropolitan area of Rosario, and 1.3 million in the city of Córdoba. Most of the Argentine population lives in the corresponding provinces (Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Córdoba). In 1989, the Argentine government voted but never got to construct a master-planned capital in Viedma near the coastal city of Bahía Blanca, in order to generate development in the central provinces. Rosario is the largest city of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. ... Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Suquía River, about 700 km west-northwest from Buenos Aires. ... The Buenos Aires province (IPA: , Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. ... Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the centre of the country. ... Viedma is the capital city of the Argentine province of Río Negro and the Adolfo Alsina Department of that province. ... Plaza Rivadavia Bahía Blanca is a city located in the south east of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, head town of Bahia Blanca Partido. ...

The rest of the country is, by comparison, under-populated; for example, the whole southern province of Santa Cruz has about 200,000 inhabitants. Large extensions of the Argentine territory are dedicated to agriculture and pastures. The Andean provinces facing both the Chilean and Bolivian borders, and the northeast frontier facing Brazil are also rural and sparsely populated areas. Map of Argentina highlighting the province Santa Cruz is a province of Argentina, located in the south of the country. ...

Economic status

Main article: Economy of Argentina

Argentines enjoy high standards of living compared to other Latin American countries; half the population considers itself middle class. The general impoverishment of the country during the last part of the 1990s, culminating with the economic crisis at the turn of the millennium, have greatly diminished this impression. As of 2007, 27% of the population is under the official poverty line, and income distribution has become considerably unequal. Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The Argentine economic crisis was part of the situation that affected Argentinas economy during the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ... Differences in national income equality around the world as measured by the national Gini coefficient. ...

The educational level is good, at least in urban areas with ready access to public schools and universities. The Argentine literacy rate is very high (98.1%). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... This article is about the ability to read and write. ...

Huge ranches, called estancias, cover much of the Pampa and Patagonia. Some rural people work on estancias, while others own small farms. As a general rule, country people do not live as well as city people. Because of this fact the rural population is declining as farm workers seek better life in the cities. Many rural houses are built of adobe. The poorer people live in houses with adobe walls, dirt floors, and roofs of straw and mud. Wealthy landowners have elegant country estates and luxurious city homes. This article is about a type of land use and method of raising livestock. ... This article is about the lowland plains in South America. ... Patagonia, as most commonly defined (in orange). ... Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a natural building material composed of sand, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun. ...

Linguistic survey

Main article: List of Indigenous languages in Argentina

The official language of Argentina is Spanish, and it is spoken by practically the entire population in several different dialects, each having various degrees of Spanish and Italian influences. See White Latin American The most common dialect of Spanish in Argentina is Rioplatense Spanish, and it is so named because it evolved in the central areas around the Río de la Plata basin. Rioplatense Spanish is the standard form of Spanish as used by the Argentine media. Its distinctive feature is widespread voseo, the use of the pronoun vos instead of tú for the second person singular. It shows Italian influence in vocabulary, lingo and intonation. In addition to Rioplatense Spanish, people of the province of Córdoba have a distinctive intonation pattern. Along the Brazilian border it is quite common to hear a mixture of Portuguese and Spanish called Portuñol. This is a list of Indigenous languages that are or were spoken in the present territory of Argentina. ... An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. ... This article deals with the white classified population of Latin America. ... Main urban centers of Rioplatense Spanish. ... This page is about the South American estuary. ... Countries that feature voseo. ... In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase with or without a determiner, such as you and they in English. ... This article is about the Modern English personal pronoun. ... Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. ... Portuñol (also Portunhol), a portmanteau of the words Português (Portuguese) and Español (Spanish), is a mixed language based on Spanish and Portuguese. ...

Some few in the litoral provinces of the north-east speak Guaraní, an Amerindian language, usually mixing it with Spanish. Guaraní as a second language is understood at varying degrees by 3.7% of Argentinians, ^[8] and holds official status alongside Spanish in the province of Corrientes. Quechua, another Amerindian language, is also spoken by some people but is confined primarily to Santiago del Estero. Guaraní (local name: avañeẽ ) is an Amerindian language of South America that belongs to the Tupí-Guaraní subfamily. ... Amerindian languages are the native languages of the Americas. ... Corrientes is a province in northeast Argentina, in the Mesopotamia region. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Quechuan languages. ... Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. ...

Foreign languages

English language is a required subject in many schools, and there are also many private English-teaching academies and institutions. Young people have become accustomed to English through movies and the Internet, and knowledge of the language is also required in certain jobs, so most middle-class children and teenagers now speak, read and/or understand it with various degrees of efficiency. According to an official cultural consumption survey conducted in 2006, 42.3% of Argentinians claim to know some English (though only 15.4% of those claimed to have a high level of English comprehension).^[8] The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Many Argentines also speak other European languages (Italian, Portuguese, French, German and Serbo-Croatian, as examples) due to the vast number of immigrants from Europe that came to Argentina.[5] Due to the linguistic influences of Rioplatense Spanish from Italian, the average Argentine is well-positioned to understand that language to a substantial degree. Map showing approximate current distribution of languages in Europe, but with emphasis on locations of minority languages Most of the many languages of Europe belong to the Indo-European language family. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Main urban centers of Rioplatense Spanish. ...

There is a small but prosperous community of Argentine Welsh-speakers in the province of Chubut, in the Patagonia region, who descend from 19th century immigrants. The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. ... Chubut is a province in the southern part of Argentina, that lies between the 42nd Parallel South (forming the border with the Río Negro Province) and 46th Parallel South (bordering Santa Cruz Province), the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean. ... Patagonia, as most commonly defined (in orange). ... The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. ...

Demographic data

Population pyramid

Population: 39,921,833 (June 2006 est.) Image File history File links Argentina_population_pyramid_2005. ... Image File history File links Argentina_population_pyramid_2005. ... This distribution is named for the pyramidal shape of its graph. ...

Age structure:

• 0-14 years: 25.2% (2006)
• 15-64 years: 64.1% (2006)
• 65 years and over: 10.6% (2006)

Median age:

• Total: 29.7 years
• Male: 28.8 years
• Female: 30.7 years (2006 est.)

Annual population growth rate: 0.96% (2006 est.)

Birth rate: 16.73 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate: 7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

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• At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
• Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
• 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
• Total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

• Total: 14.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2006)

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• Total population: 76.12 years
• Male: 72.38 years
• Female: 80.05 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.16 children born/woman (2006 est.) The (total) fertility rate of a population is the average number of child births per woman. ...

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• Adult prevalence rate: 0.7% (2001 est.)
• People living with HIV/AIDS: 130,000 (2001 est.)
• Deaths: 1,500 (2003 est.)

Ethnic groups:

• European descent (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%^[9]
• Mestizo (European/Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups represent the remainder

Religions:^[10] Languages Predominantly Spanish, (with a minority of other languages), while Mestiços speaks Portuguese Religions Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholic, with a minority of Protestant and other Religions) Related ethnic groups European (mostly Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian), Amerindian people, African people, Austronesian people, Hispanics and Latinos Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

Main article: Religion in Argentina

• Nominally Roman Catholic 92%
• Protestant 2%
• Jewish 2%
• Other, including non-confessional and atheists 4%

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• Spanish (official; most spoken dialect: Rioplatense Spanish)
• English, Italian, German, French^[11]
• Guaraní (official in Corrientes; spoken also in north-eastern litoral areas, near Paraguayan border, and by Paraguayan immigrants)
• Portuguese (near Brazilian border)
• Quechua (in decline, found in the northwest provinces, primarily in Santiago del Estero)

Literacy (defined as individuals of age 15 and over who can read and write): Main urban centers of Rioplatense Spanish. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Guaraní (local name: avañeẽ ) is an Amerindian language of South America that belongs to the Tupí-Guaraní subfamily. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Quechuan languages. ... This article is about the ability to read and write. ...

• Total population: 97.1%
• male: 97.1%
• female: 97.1% (2003 est.)

See also

• Immigration in Argentina
• Spanish settlement in Argentina
• Basque settlement in Argentina
• German settlement in Argentina
• Welsh settlement in Argentina
• English settlement in Argentina
• Irish settlement in Argentina
• Swedish settlement in Argentina
• Montenegrins in Argentina
• Ukrainians of Argentina
• White Latin American

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Sources

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