Argentina

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• Introduction
• Key Facts
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• Capital city: Buenos Aires
• Population: 42,192,494 (2011)
• Size of country: 2,780,400 sq km
• Currency: Argentine peso
• Power supply: 220-240 Volts
• Sockets: Two flat-pin or three flat-pin plugs
• Language: Spanish
• Time difference: GMT -3 hours
• Visas: British nationals may visit Argentina as a tourist with a valid passport without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
• Religion: Nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%.
• Popular dishes: Asado (barbequed beef or lamb).
• Popular drinks: Maté, a strong bitter tea, often drunk from a bombilla, a cup made of a hollowed gourd with a silver straw.
• Did you know: In the years before they were killed in Bolivia, in 1907, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid lived (and robbed the odd bank) in Argentinian Patagonia.
• FCO advice: FCO travel advice
• World Travel Guide: World Travel Guide Argentina