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Argentina

Argentina. Reina Cahn. Location. Southern South America bordering the South Atlantic Ocean between Chile and Uruguay Geographic coordinates: 34 00 S, 64 00 W. Land Facts. Area: total: 2,766,890 sq km land: 2,736,690 sq km w ater: 30,200 sq km

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Argentina

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  1. Argentina Reina Cahn

  2. Location • Southern South America • bordering the South Atlantic Ocean • between Chile and Uruguay • Geographic coordinates: • 34 00 S, 64 00 W

  3. Land Facts • Area: • total: 2,766,890 sq km • land: 2,736,690 sq km • water: 30,200 sq km • Area - comparative: slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US • Land boundaries: total: 9,665 km • border countries: • Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 kmCoastline: 4,989 km

  4. Climate and Natural Resources • Climate: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest • Natural resources: fertile plains of the Pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium

  5. Current Environmental Situation • Current issues: • environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollutionnote: Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets • International agreements: • party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whalingsigned, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation

  6. Population • 39,144,753 (July 2004 est.) • Age structure: • 0-14 years: 25.9% (male 5,179,236; female 4,947,234) • 15-64 years: 63.6% (male 12,452,566; female 12,457,451) • 65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,685,371; female 2,422,895) (2004 est.) • Median age: total: • 29.2 years • male: 28.3 years • female: 30.1 years (2004 est.) • Population growth rate: 1.02% (2004 est.)

  7. Government • Government type: Republic • Capital: Buenos Aires • Administrative divisions: • 23 provinces • 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 • Independence: 9 July 1816 (from Spain) • National holiday: Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

  8. Currency and Industry • Currency: Argentine peso (ARS) • Exchange rate: P3.64 per US$ (Sep 2002) (peso floated Feb 2002) • Industries: • food processing • motor vehicles • consumer durables • textiles • chemicals and petrochemicals • Printing • metallurgy • steel

  9. Interesting Facts • Argentina is the second largest country in South America, occupying most of the southern portion of the continent. The 1993 estimated population is 33.5 million with more than 90% of the population of European origin, Spanish and Italian being the most prominent. • More than one third of the population lives in and around Buenos Aires, the capital city. Two other major cities, Rosario and Cordoba, have over a million inhabitants. • Argentina is bordered by Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. The Andes mountains, which border with Chile, are the second highest mountain range in the world.

  10. Interesting Facts • The highest peak, Aconcagua, rises to 22,831 feet above sea level. • In the year 1514, Explorer Sebastian Cabot spent four years in and around the present location of Rosario, Argentina, where he built a fort. In 1536 the city of Buenos Aires was founded by Pedro de Mendoza. (An interesting bit of history was that John Strickland, of Sebastian Cabots crew, is credited with taking turkeys from Argentina and introducing them for the first time into England) • The Argentine Constitution declares Catholicism to be the official religion and Catholic church personnel are on the government payroll. The State church claims 92% of the population but few of this number attend church with regularity. • The literacy rate of about 95% is the highest in South America, and the country has 24 national universities and many state and private universities.

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