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Comparison of Argentina and Uruguay [S]ave

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Geography
Area (km²)2,780,400176,215
ContinentSouth AmericaSouth America
Land area (km²)2,736,690175,015
Water area (km²)43,7101,200
Land boundaries (km)11,9681,591
Border countries
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
Coastline (km)4,989660
Mean elevation (m)595109
Lowest point (m)-1050
Highest point (m)6,962514
People
Population45,479,1183,387,605
Official languages
  • Spanish
  • Spanish
ReligionNominally Roman CatholicRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameArgentine RepublicOriental Republic of Uruguay
Short country nameArgentinaUruguay
Long local nameRepublica ArgentinaRepublica Oriental del Uruguay
Short local nameArgentinaUruguay
Former name-
  • Banda Oriental
  • Cisplatine Province
Government typePresidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalBuenos AiresMontevideo
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)922,100,000,00078,160,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)637,600,000,00059,180,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)2.92.7
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)20,90022,400
Gross national saving (% of GDP)17.617.2
Labor force18,000,0001,748,000
Unemployment rate (%)8.47.6
Population below poverty line (%)25.79.7
Budget revenues (USD)120,600,000,00017,660,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)158,600,000,00019,720,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.861.95
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)18.929.8
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-6-3.5
Public debt (% of GDP)57.665.7
Inflation rate (%)25.76.2
Central bank discount rate (%)-9
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)26.5813.83
Stock of narrow money (USD)62,610,000,0005,068,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)62,610,000,0005,068,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)219,400,000,00020,840,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)56,130,000,000175,400,000
Current account balance (USD)-31,320,000,000879,000,000
Exports (USD)58,450,000,00011,410,000,000
Imports (USD)63,970,000,0008,607,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)55,330,000,00015,960,000,000
External debt (USD)214,900,000,00028,370,000,000
National currencyArgentine pesosUruguayan pesos
National currency (code)ARSUYU
National currency (symbol)$$U
National currency rate to USD16.9228.77



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