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Geography Second in South America only to Brazil in size and population, Argentina is a plain, rising from the Atlantic to the Chilean border and the towering Andes peaks. Aconcagua (22,834 ft, 6,960 m) is the highest peak in the world outside Asia. Argentina is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, and by Uruguay and Brazil on the east. The northern area is the swampy and partly wooded Gran Chaco, bordering on Bolivia and Paraguay. South of that are the rolling, fertile Pampas, which are rich in agriculture and sheep- and cattle-grazing and support most of the population. Next southward is Patagonia, a region of cool, arid steppes with some wooded and fertile sections. |
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Republic The name Argentina, comes from teh Latin Argentum and means "silver". This names goes back to the Spanish conquerors who established in this region in the year 1524. The easier way to describe it, its to divide it in six regions that are totally different, becasue of this, it is well kown as "the country of the six continents". Six contintents whre teh nature enjoys itself in beaches, polar ices, impressive summits, strange geologoical formations, tropical junges and the mayor variety of the world. Argentina has mild climate. In general, the summer is hot and is the most favorable station to travel to Patagonia. The winter is advisable tto the travel for the north and northwest, cincet eh rains are less frequent and the tropical tremperatures go downsome degress. Autum and spring are greate in Buenous Aires, the capitol of Argentina, which has one of the highest levels of cultural activity. (quote from info site) National name: República Argentina President: Néstor Kirchner (2003) Land area: 1,056,636 sq mi (2,736,690 sq km); total area: 1,068,302 sq mi (2,766,890 sq km) Population (2006 est.): 39,921,833 (growth rate: 1.0%); birth rate: 16.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 14.7/1000; life expectancy: 76.1; density per sq mi: 38 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Buenos Aires, 13,076,300 (metro. area), 12,116,400 (city proper) Other large cities: Córdoba, 1,486,200; Rosario, 1,276,900; Mendoza, 988,600; Mar del Plata, 683,700 Monetary unit: Peso Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French Ethnicity/race: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%; mestizo, Amerindian, other 3% Religions: Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% Literacy rate: 96.2% (1995 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $483.5 billion; per capita $12,400. Real growth rate: 8.3%. Inflation: 6.1%. Unemployment: 14.8%. Arable land: 12%. Agriculture: sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock. Labor force: 15.04 million; agriculture n.a., industry n.a., services n.a. Industries: food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel. Natural resources: fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium. Exports: $33.78 billion (f.o.b., 2004 est.): edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles. Imports: $22.06 billion (f.o.b., 2004 est.): machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal manufactures, plastics. Major trading partners: Brazil, Chile, U.S., China, Spain, Germany (2003). Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 8,009,400 (2002); mobile cellular: 6.5 million (2002). Radio broadcast stations: AM 260 (including 10 inactive stations), FM n.a. (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998). Television broadcast stations: 42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997). Internet hosts: 742,358 (2003). Internet users: 4.1 million (2002). Transportation: Railways: total: 34,091 km (167 km electrified) (2004). Highways: total: 215,471 km; paved: 63,348 km (including 734 km of expressways); unpaved: 152,123 km (1999). Waterways: 11,000 km (2004). Ports and harbors: Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin, San Nicolas. Airports: 1,334 (2004 est.).
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