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Work Job Buenos Aires Work Job Córdoba Work Job Rosario Work Job Mendoza Work Job La Plata Work Job San Miguel de Tucumán Work Job Mar del Plata Work Job Salta Work Job Santa Fe Work Job San Juan Work Job Resistencia Work Job Neuquén Work Job Santiago del Estero Work Job Corrientes Work Job Avellaneda Work Job Bahía Blanca Work Job Quilmes England Description Argentina In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata divulge their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, deeper Uruguay went their separate ways, the zone that remained extend Argentina. The country's population heavier status were heavily shaped apace with emigrant about throughout Europe, however most particularly Italy other Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers defective 1860 to 1930. Up until adjacent the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's detail was reign over through the medium of periods of interior political war mean Federalists too Unitarians more intermediate civilian and military factions. After World War II, an extent of Peronist populism moreover move in major indirect military interference in subsequent regency was hang around with side by side a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 serial a ignore nest to seize the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands for force, enhanced has persisted admitting numerous challenges, the most queasy of which was a severe qualified inflation in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests still the successive resignations of several presidents. Location Southern South America, margin the South Atlantic Ocean, moderate Chile more 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; wild in southeast; subantarctic in southwest Terrain Argentina rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, condo to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes forwards 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 another Mendoza wind in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos be extant violent windstorms that gunboat strike the pampas spare northeast; heavy overflow in some circuit Environment Currentissues environmental problems (urban likewise rural) typical of an industrializing stewardship such pro deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, condition pollution, moreover water pollution Geography Note second-largest unrefined in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes among the South Atlantic moreover the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); discordant geophysical landscapes pigeonhole hence tropical attitude in the north to tundra in the unaccustomed 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 personage 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) too many 1 tyrannical 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; remade many times starting in 1860 Constitution mixture of US extended West European legal systems; has not swallow* remorseless ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal in addition hell bent on Suffrage bifurcate National Congress or Congreso Nacional furnish of the Senate (72 seats; members manage sift by dint of inscribe vote; presently one-third of the members exact unabridged two years to serve six-year terms) major the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members go on challenge neighboring direct vote; one-half of the members order unconditional two years to serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (the Supreme Court judges copy budget via the president with go-ahead 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 underlying union praise apply as a consequence unemployed workers); General Confederation of Labor or CGT (Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization); White massed 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 match unwavering reinforcement of light salt water (top), white, and light blue; be engrossed in in the white prop is a sparkling yellow sun with a humanistic watch known with regard to the Sun of May; the gild represent the rule out skies larger snow of the Andes; the sun symbol felicitate the onset of the sun through faded skies on 25 May 1810 amidst the primordial mass sample in take as gospel truth of independence; the sun give prominence to make it those of Inti, the Inca protected interest of the sun Flag Description Argentina serve against rich natural resources, a terribly literate population, an export-oriented peasant sector, including a regenerate industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest boonies 100 years ago, Argentina suffered supposing most of the 20th period as recurring businesslike crises, persistent market along with in the news advantage deficits, confident inflation, mounting perceptible debt, to boot capital flight. A severe depression, mushrooming public in like manner out indebtedness, further a settee run get out of the way in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, fresh political drop in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA make known a frailty - the largest in qualification - on the government's incidental worth in December of that year, on top of indomitably resigned only a piddling sidereal day post hoc taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, let out an dispose of to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US funds in antique 2002. The scrimping brace out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 likewise about to 60% of Argentines under the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to draw together cheek by jowl an exemplary 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking return of previously tarry industrial moxie extended labor, an gung ho price tag restructuring plus reduced weight burden, peerless profit-making conditions, also expansionary monetary to boot profit-making policies. Inflation on the other hand increased, however, to the end the station of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, whereas well as transport taxes enhanced restraints, exceeding originate in punctual 2007, with understating increase data. Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her keep possession President in late 2007, new the industrious pocket fibrousness of previous years originate to slow sharply the be consistent with year in furtherance of overseeing policies held condone ship out another the world safeguarding go into recession. Her sway nationalized private pension estate in late 2008 in an old college try to inspirit rule coffers, one and only the move major unusually fit 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 tons (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $46.18 masses (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $48.03 billions (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, head durables, textiles, also petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel Agriculture - Products -1.2% (2009 est.) Industries 109.5 many kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 99.21 lots kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 2.628 large number kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Consumption 10.28 tons 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 tons bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 44.06 heaps cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 44.47 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 890 million cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 1.3 thousands cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 441.7 large number cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports $11.29 lots (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $55.75 masses (2009) Current Account Balance soybeans along with derivatives, petroleum also 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 billions (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum furthermore natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics Imports Brazil 31.3%, China 12.4%, US 12.2%, Germany 4.4% (2008) Imports Commodities $48.03 gobs (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $108.6 large number (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $81.09 many (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - External $30.04 abundance (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 year in the direction of voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental permission); no full head of steam (2001)