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Background:
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In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared
their independence from Spain. Eventually, Bolivia,
Paraguay, and Uruguay went their own way, but the area that
remained became Argentina. The country's population and
culture were subsequently heavily shaped by immigrants from
throughout Europe, but most particularly Italy and Spain,
which provided the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860
to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of
Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal
political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and
between civilian and military factions. After World War II,
an era of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in
subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that
took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983, and has
persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable
of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to
violent public protests and the resignation of several
interim presidents. The economy has recovered strongly since
bottoming out in 2002. The government renegotiated its
public debt in 2005 and paid off its remaining obligations
to the IMF in early 2006.
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Location:
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Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Chile and Uruguay
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Geographic coordinates:
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34 00 S, 64 00 W
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Map references:
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South America |
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Area:
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total: 2,766,890 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 30,200 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 9,861 km
border countries: Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,261 km,
Chile 5,308 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 580 km |
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Coastline:
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4,989 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the
continental margin |
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Climate:
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mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in
southwest |
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Terrain:
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rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling
plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western
border |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m (located
between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena
in the province of Santa Cruz)
highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in
the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza) |
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Natural resources:
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fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron
ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
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Land use:
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arable land: 10.03%
permanent crops: 0.36%
other: 89.61% (2005)
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Irrigated land:
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15,500 sq km (2003)
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Natural hazards:
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San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject
to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can
strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding |
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Environment - current issues:
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environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an
industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil
degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water
pollution
note: Argentina is a world leader in setting
voluntary greenhouse gas targets |
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol,
Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals,
Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate
Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the
Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
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Geography - note:
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second-largest country in South America (after Brazil);
strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South
Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan,
Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical
landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to
tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western
Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is
the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere |
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Population:
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40,301,927 (July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.9% (male 5,134,958/female 4,905,181)
15-64 years: 64.4% (male 12,979,588/female
12,967,507)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 1,769,593/female
2,545,100) (2007 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 29.9 years
male: 29 years
female: 31 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.938% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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16.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.001 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.695 male(s)/female
total population: 0.974 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 14.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.32 years
male: 72.6 years
female: 80.24 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.13 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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130,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,500 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine |
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Ethnic groups:
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white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white
and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white
groups 3% |
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Religions:
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nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing),
Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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Languages:
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Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census)
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina |
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Government type:
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republic |
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Capital:
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name: Buenos Aires
geographic coordinates: 34 36 S, 58 40 W
time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington,
DC during Standard Time)
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Administrative divisions:
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23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1
autonomous 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
note: the US does not recognize any claims to
Antarctica |
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Independence:
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9 July 1816 (from Spain) |
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National holiday:
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Revolution Day, 25 May (1810) |
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Constitution:
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1 May 1853; amended many times starting in 1860 |
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Legal system:
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mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25
May 2003); Vice President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May 2003);
note - the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
head of government: President Nestor KIRCHNER (since
25 May 2003); Vice President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May
2003)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on
the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms
(eligible for a second term); election last held 28 October
2007 (next election to be held in 2011)
election results: Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER
elected president; percent of vote - Cristina FERNANDEZ DE
KIRCHNER 45%, Elisa CARRIO 23%, Roberto LAVAGNA 17%, Alberto
Rodriguez SAA 8%; note - FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER will take
office on 10 December 2007 |
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Legislative branch:
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bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of
the Senate (72 seats; members are elected by direct vote;
presently one-third of the members elected every two years
to serve six-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies (257
seats; members are elected by direct vote; one-half of the
members elected every two years to serve four-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 23 October 2005 (next
to be held in 2007); Chamber of Deputies - last held last
held 23 October 2005 (next to be held in 2007)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by bloc or
party - FV 45.1%, FJ 17.2%, UCR 7.5%, other 30.2%; seats by
bloc or party - FV 14, FJ 3, UCR 2, other 5; Chamber of
Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - FV 29.9%, UCR
8.9%, ARI 7.2%, PJ 6.7%, PRO 6.2%, FJ 3.9%, other 37.2%;
seats by bloc or party - FV 50, UCR 10, PJ 9, PRO 9, ARI 8,
FJ 7, other 34; note - Senate and Chamber of Deputies
seating reflect the number of replaced senators and
deputies, rather than the whole Senate and Chamber of
Deputies
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Judicial branch:
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Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (the nine Supreme Court
judges are appointed by the president with approval by the
Senate)
note: the Supreme Court currently has two unfilled
vacancies, and the Argentine Congress is considering a bill
to reduce the number of Supreme Court judges to five |
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Political parties and leaders:
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Affirmation for an Egalitarian Republic or ARI [Elisa
CARRIO]; Front for Victory or FV [Nestor KIRCHNER];
Interbloque Federal or IF (a broad coalition of
approximately 12 parties including PRO); Justicialist Front
or FJ; Justicialist Party or PJ (Peronist umbrella political
organization); Radical Civic Union or UCR [Gerardo MORALES];
Republican Proposal or PRO (including Federal Recreate
Movement or RECREAR [Ricardo LOPEZ MURPHY] and Commitment
for Change or CPC [Mauricio MACRI]); Socialist Party or PS
[Ruben GIUSTINIANI]; Union For All [Patricia BULLRICH];
several provincial parties |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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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); business organizations; Central of
Argentine Workers or CTA (a radical union for employed and
unemployed workers); General Confederation of Labor or CGT
(Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization);
Peronist-dominated labor movement; Piquetero groups (popular
protest organizations that can be either pro or
anti-government); Roman Catholic Church; students |
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International organization participation:
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ABEDA, AfDB, Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate),
CPLP (associate), CSN, FAO, G-6, G-15, 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, PCA, RG, UN, UN Security
Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO,
Union Latina (observer), UNMOVIC, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL,
WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Octavio BORDON
chancery: 1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 238-6400
FAX: [1] (202) 332-3171
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los
Angeles, Miami, New York |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Earl Anthony WAYNE
embassy: Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires
mailing address: international mail: use embassy
street address; APO address: Unit 4334, APO AA 34034
telephone: [54] (11) 5777-4533
FAX: [54] (11) 5777-4240
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Flag description:
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three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and
light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow
sun with a human face known as the Sun of May
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Economy - overview:
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Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly
literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector,
and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the
world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina
suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring
economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account
deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and
capital flight. Beginning in 1998, with external debt
equivalent to more than 400% of annual exports, the economy
slowed and ultimately fell into a full-blown depression;
investors' fears grew in the wake of Russia's debt default,
Brazil's devaluation, and the political discord caused by
then-President Carlos MENEM's unpopular efforts to run for a
constitutionally prohibited third term. The government of
Fernando DE LA RUA, elected President in late 1999, tried
several measures to cut the fiscal deficit and instill
confidence and received large IMF credit facilities, but
nothing worked to revive the economy. Depositors began
withdrawing money from the banks in late 2001, and the
government responded with strict limits on withdrawals. When
street protests turned deadly, DE LA RUA was forced to
resign in December 2001. Interim President Adolfo Rodriguez
SAA declared a default - the largest in history - on
Argentina's foreign debt, but he stepped down only a few
days later when he failed to garner political support from
the country's governors. Eduardo DUHALDE became President in
January 2002 and announced an end to the peso's decade-long
1-to-1 peg to the US dollar. When the peso depreciated and
inflation rose, DUHALDE's government froze utility tariffs,
curtailed creditors' rights, and imposed high taxes on
exports. The economy rebounded strongly from the crisis,
inflation started falling, and DUHALDE called for special
elections. Nestor KIRCHNER was elected President, taking
office in May 2003, and continued the restrictions imposed
by DUHALDE. With the reemergence of double-digit inflation
in 2005, the KIRCHNER administration pressured businesses
into a series of agreements to hold down prices. The
government also restructured its debt in 2005 and paid off
its IMF obligations in early 2006, reducing Argentina's
external debt burden. Real GDP growth averaged 9% during the
period 2003-06, bolstering government revenues and keeping
the budget in surplus. |
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GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$608.8 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP (official exchange rate):
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$210 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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8.5% (2006 est.) |
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$15,200 (2006 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 8.5%
industry: 35.9%
services: 55.6% (2006 est.)
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Labor force:
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15.76 million (2006 est.) |
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Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% |
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Unemployment rate:
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8.7% (2006 est.) |
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Population below poverty line:
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26.9% (July-December 2006) |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 1%
highest 10%: 35% (June 2006) |
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Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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48.3 (June 2006)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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10.9% (2006 est.) |
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Investment (gross fixed):
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23.4% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $51.9 billion
expenditures: $48.1 billion; including capital
expenditures of $5.4 billion (2006 est.) |
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Public debt:
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64% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Agriculture - products:
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sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco,
peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
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Industries:
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food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables,
textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing,
metallurgy, steel |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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8.2% (2006 est.) |
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Electricity - production:
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101.1 billion kWh (2005) |
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Electricity - consumption:
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88.98 billion kWh (2005) |
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Electricity - exports:
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4.14 billion kWh (2005) |
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Electricity - imports:
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8.017 billion kWh (2005) |
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Oil - production:
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745,000 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
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Oil - consumption:
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470,000 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
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Oil - exports:
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367,600 bbl/day (2004) |
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Oil - imports:
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21,650 bbl/day (2004) |
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Oil - proved reserves:
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2.116 billion bbl (2006 est.)
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Natural gas - production:
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43.76 billion cu m (2005 est.)
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Natural gas - consumption:
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38.79 billion cu m (2005 est.)
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Natural gas - exports:
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6.646 billion cu m (2005 est.)
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Natural gas - imports:
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1.669 billion cu m (2005) |
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Natural gas - proved reserves:
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512.4 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
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Current account balance:
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$7.998 billion (2006 est.) |
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Exports:
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$46.46 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
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Exports - commodities:
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edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles
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Exports - partners:
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Brazil 17.5%, Chile 9.5%, US 8.9%, China 7.5% (2006) |
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Imports:
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$32.59 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
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Imports - commodities:
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machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal
manufactures, plastics |
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Imports - partners:
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Brazil 34.8%, US 12.6%, China 9.1%, Germany 4.5% (2006)
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$99.66 million (2005)
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Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$32.03 billion (2006 est.) |
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Debt - external:
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$109.7 billion (2006 est.) |
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Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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$60.04 billion (2006 est.) |
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Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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$25.02 billion (2006 est.) |
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$79.73 billion (2006)
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Currency (code):
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Argentine peso (ARS)
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Exchange rates:
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Argentine pesos per US dollar - 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037
(2005), 2.9233 (2004), 2.9006 (2003), 3.0633 (2002) |
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Fiscal year:
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calendar year
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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9.46 million (2006) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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31.51 million (2006) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: by opening the telecommunications
market to competition and foreign investment with the
"Telecommunications Liberalization Plan of 1998," Argentina
encouraged the growth of modern telecommunications
technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being
installed between all major cities; the major networks are
entirely digital and the availability of telephone service
is improving; fixed-line telephone density is gradually
increasing reaching nearly 25 lines per 100 people in 2006;
mobile telephone density has been increasing rapidly and has
reached a level of 80 telephones per 100 persons
domestic: microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable,
and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve
the trunk network; more than 110,000 pay telephones are
installed and mobile telephone use is rapidly expanding;
broadband services are gaining ground
international: country code - 54; landing point for
the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, and South America-1 optical
submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe,
Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth
stations - 112; 2 international gateways near Buenos Aires
(2007) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more
than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.ar |
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Internet hosts:
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2.159 million (2007) |
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Internet users:
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8.184 million (2006)
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Airports:
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1,272 (2007) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 154
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 65
914 to 1,523 m: 50
under 914 m: 9 (2007)
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1,118
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 44
914 to 1,523 m: 515
under 914 m: 556 (2007)
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Heliports:
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1 (2007) |
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Pipelines:
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gas 29,804 km; liquid petroleum gas 41 km; oil 10,373 km;
refined products 8,540 km; unknown (oil/water) 13 km (2006)
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Railways:
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total: 31,902 km
broad gauge: 20,858 km 1.676-m gauge (141 km
electrified)
standard gauge: 2,885 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km
electrified)
narrow gauge: 7,922 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m
gauge (2006) |
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Roadways:
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total: 229,144 km
paved: 68,809 km (includes 734 km of expressways)
unpaved: 160,335 km (2004) |
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Waterways:
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11,000 km (2006) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 47 ships (1000 GRT or over) 542,556 GRT/892,818
DWT
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 11, chemical tanker 1,
container 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum
tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 12 (Chile 7, UK 4, Uruguay 1)
registered in other countries: 19 (Bolivia 1, Chile
1, Liberia 3, Panama 8, Paraguay 3, Uruguay 3) (2007) |
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Ports and terminals:
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Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Concepcion del Uruguay, La
Plata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin, San
Nicolas |
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Military branches:
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Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine
Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and
naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea
Argentina, FAA) (2007) |
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Military service age and obligation:
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18 years of age for voluntary military service; no
conscription (2001) |
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 18-49: 8,981,886
females age 18-49: 8,883,756 (2005 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 18-49: 7,316,038
females age 18-49: 7,442,589 (2005 est.)
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Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males age 18-49: 344,575
females age 18-49: 334,649 (2005 est.) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.3% (2005 est.) |
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Military - note:
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the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained
by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country
has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military
is now implementing "Plan 2000," aimed at making the ground
forces lighter and more responsive (2005) |
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Disputes - international:
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Argentina continues to assert its claims to the
UK-administered Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and South
Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in its constitution,
forcibly occupying the Falklands in 1982, but in 1995 agreed
no longer to seek settlement by force; territorial claim in
Antarctica partially overlaps UK and Chilean claims (see
Antarctic disputes); unruly region at convergence of
Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay borders is locus of money
laundering, smuggling, arms and illegal narcotics
trafficking, and fundraising for extremist organizations;
uncontested dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over
Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River
leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; in January
2007, ICJ provisionally ruled Uruguay may begin construction
of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the
border with Argentina, while the court examines further
whether Argentina has the legal right to stop such
construction with potential environmental implications to
both countries; the joint boundary commission, established
by Chile and Argentina in 2001 has yet to map and demarcate
the delimited boundary in the inhospitable Andean Southern
Ice Field (Campo de Hielo Sur) |
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Trafficking in persons:
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current situation: Argentina is primarily a
destination country for women and children trafficked for
sexual and labor exploitation with most victims trafficked
internally, from rural to urban areas, for exploitation in
prostitution; foreign women and children trafficked for
commercial sexual exploitation come primarily from Paraguay,
but also from Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic,
Colombia, and Chile; Bolivians are trafficked for forced
labor; Argentine women and girls are also trafficked to
neighboring countries for sexual exploitation
tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Argentina failed to
show evidence of increasing efforts to combat trafficking
particularly in the key area of prosecutions |
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Illicit drugs:
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used as a transshipment country for cocaine headed for
Europe; some money-laundering activity, especially in the
Tri-Border Area; domestic consumption of drugs in urban
centers is increasing |
This page was last updated on 15
November, 2007
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