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                     the fertile pampa.
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                    Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) AREA: 1,072,000
          UnitedKingdo MI sq. mi. POPULA
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            TION: 25,000,000~ r
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          GAS CAPITAL: Buenos
          W ofMage7Lan Aires, 8,500,000.
                                       Roman
          LANGUAGE: Spanish. RELIGION.
                                        Catholic. ECONOMY: Farming, ranching,
          Rio Grande manufacturing. Exports meat, hides, grain.
          Tierra del Fuego CLIMATE: Subtropical to subantarctic.
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