Population
Approximately 40,302,000.
Capital
The first settlement of Buenos Aires was founded in 1536 by the Spanish aristocrat Pedro de Mendoza, however this first attempt failed due to bad organization and a lack of agricultural know-how. A second, and successful, attempt was made by Juan de Garay in 1580. Today the population is approximately 13 million.
Official languages
Spanish. There are also 15 indigenous languages spoken around the country, as well as some German and a small amount of Welsh.
Principal Exports
Agriculture, food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel.