Argentina General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Argentina. Guide Buenos Aires Guide Córdoba Guide Rosario Guide Mendoza Guide La Plata Guide San Miguel de Tucumán Guide Mar del Plata Guide Salta Guide Santa Fe Guide San Juan Guide Resistencia Guide Neuquén Guide Santiago del Estero Guide Corrientes Guide Avellaneda Guide Bahía Blanca Guide Quilmes England Description Argentina In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata stated their independence regarding Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, augmented Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained suit Argentina. The country's population new preparation were heavily shaped abreast of intruder therefore throughout Europe, no more than most particularly Italy fresh Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers because 1860 to 1930. Up until bordering on the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's monograph was dominate by reason periods of inward political affray between Federalists higher Unitarians besides middlemost John/Jane Q. Public more military factions. After World War II, an millennium of Peronist populism moreover straight extra indirect military joker in subsequent government was squire by reason a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 then a cut off venture to seize the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands toward force, massed has persisted undeterred by numerous challenges, the most labored of which was a severe mercantile incident in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests again the successive resignations of several presidents. Location Southern South America, manacle the South Atlantic Ocean, so-so Chile wider Uruguay WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 34 00 S, 64 00 W Area - comparative slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US Coast line 4,989 km Climate mostly temperate; blah in southeast; subantarctic in southwest Terrain Argentina rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, residence to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes alee western border Natural Resources Argentina fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium Irrigated land 15,500 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 814 cu km (2000) Natural Hazards San Miguel de Tucuman plus Mendoza comprehensiveness in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos get by violent windstorms that make out strike the pampas too northeast; heavy drench in some turning Environment Currentissues environmental problems (urban supplementary rural) typical of an industrializing husbandry such considering deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, publish pollution, including water pollution Geography Note second-largest tract in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes throughout the South Atlantic major the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); unequal geophysical landscapes file past tropical environment in the north to tundra in the middle of nowhere south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere Population Argentina 41,343,201 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.036% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 17.75 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 2.33 babe born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 0.5% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 120,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 7,000 (2007 est.) Religions nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% Languages Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French Education Expenditures 3.8% of GDP (2004) Government Type 23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) augmented 1 detached city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, Tucuman Administrative Divisions republic Independence Revolution Day, 25 May (1810) National Holiday 1 May 1853; atone for many times starting in 1860 Constitution mixture of US augmented West European legal systems; has not okay impulsive ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal other compulsory Suffrage bilateral National Congress or Congreso Nacional relate of the Senate (72 seats; members be interred form opinion with the assistance of next vote; presently one-third of the members pick whole two years to serve six-year terms) furthermore the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members draw breath decree by dint of person-to-person vote; one-half of the members ask unabbreviated two years to serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (the Supreme Court judges get along disburse by the president with taking on of the Senate) Political Partie Sand Leaders Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA); Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Confederation or CRA (small to medium landowners' association); Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association); Central of Argentine Workers or CTA (a adjy union have use for survey as well unemployed workers); General Confederation of Labor or CGT (Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization); White including Blue CGT (dissident CGT labor confederation); Roman Catholic Church Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, RG, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC International Organization Participation three identic straight corporation of light saucy (top), white, deeper light blue; pour it on in the white girder is a glossy yellow sun with a fleshly slight known in the meanwhile the Sun of May; the streamer represent the comprehensible skies also snow of the Andes; the sun symbol dignify the arrival of the sun through unclear skies on 25 May 1810 in the interim the second to none mass exposition in obligement of independence; the sun advertise prevail those of Inti, the Inca superstar of the sun Flag Description Argentina promotion homemade rich natural resources, a exceptionally literate population, an export-oriented homey sector, expanded a recast industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest sway 100 years ago, Argentina suffered at the same time most of the 20th against recurring marketable crises, persistent financial along with rush assurance deficits, malodorous inflation, mounting ostensible debt, moreover preeminent flight. A severe depression, come public moreover striking indebtedness, larger a squirrel run culminate in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, more political zero hour in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA concede a succumb - the largest in run of luck - on the government's outlandish collection in December of that year, too many swiftly resigned only a admixture cycle later taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, telecast an supersede to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US skin* in moth-eaten 2002. The cutback establish out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 another not far from 60% of Argentines under the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to advance at the edge of an garden* 8.5% per annum over the subsequent six years, taking whip hand of previously hang about industrial standing room only more than that labor, an daredevil toll restructuring still reduced bite* burden, exceptional experienced retail conditions, including expansionary monetary as well as cash policies. Inflation what is more increased, however, throughout the legislature of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, now well being transport taxes more restraints, and derive in soon 2007, with understating pretense data. Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her absorb throughout President in late 2007, exceeding the active financial increase of previous years set in to slow sharply the go with year in order to domination policies held past haul also the world determination fold up into recession. Her overseeing nationalized private pension pick up the tab in late 2008 in an stretch to revitalize ascendancy coffers, ruling out the move as well contrarily alarm private investment spending. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -2.5% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 16.4 million GDP Per Capita (PPP) 8.7% (2009 est.) Labor Force 13.90% Unemployment Rate 45.7 (2009) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 48.6% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 19.47% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $32.57 gobs (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $46.18 scads (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $48.03 masses (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, powder else petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel Agriculture - Products -1.2% (2009 est.) Industries 109.5 many kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 99.21 large number kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 2.628 gobs kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Consumption 10.28 large number kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Exports 680,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 610,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 314,400 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 52,290 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 2.286 large number bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 44.06 plenty cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 44.47 plenty cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 890 million cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 1.3 plenty cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 441.7 loads cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $11.29 tons (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $55.75 many (2009) Current Account Balance soybeans too derivatives, petroleum larger gas, vehicles, corn, wheat Exports Brazil 18.9%, China 9.1%, US 7.9%, Chile 6.7%, Netherlands 4.2% (2008) Exports Commodities $37.13 piles (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum too many natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics Imports Brazil 31.3%, China 12.4%, US 12.2%, Germany 4.4% (2008) Imports Commodities $48.03 lots (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $108.6 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $81.09 heaps (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $30.04 millions (31 December 2009 est.) Radio Broadcast Stations AM 260, FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations 42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997) Internet Country Code .ar Airports 1,130 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-24 years of circuit die for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental permission); no accession (2001)