In profile: Argentina’s auto industry

Socio-political data

Population (Absolute; by age group; life expectancy; growth rate):

• 39.35 million (Argentina government, 2008)
• 0-14 years (25.6%); 15-64 years (63.5%); 65+ years (10.8%)

Life expectancy:

• 72 years (men)
• 79 years (women)

Annual growth rate:

• 1.05%

Largest city (and population):

• Buenos Aires (13 million)

Language:

• Spanish (some German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese)

Ethnicity:

• White (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%; Mestizo (mixed white and