Spanish is the official language. The population is about 35 million, and ten million live in the capital area. Argentina is a democratic republic with both provincial and federal governments. There are 23 provinces, and similar to Canada they elect their own governments. Education is a combination of public and private institutions.
University is free to all students.
Many people immigrated to Argentina after the first and second world wars giving it a truly international culture. The climate varies from rain forest to mountains with snow. Soccer is the main sport in the country, along with polo, grass hockey, and tennis. Public transit involves buses, planes, and some trains. The products produced include vineyards, cotton, sugar cane, fish along the coast, lemons and petroleum.