Argentina

Official Name:

Argentine Republic (Argentina)

Area:

2.766.890 km ²

Population (2007):

40.301.927 inhabitants

Coastline:

4.989 km

Capital:

Buenos Aires

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin, San Nicolas

Maritime claims:

• 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

Political divisions:

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

Language(s):

Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

National holiday:

Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Nationality:

Argentine(s)

Official time:

UTC-3.

Member of:

ABEDA, AfDB, Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (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, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMOVIC, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Internet country code:

.ar

Economic Profile

Currency:

Argentine peso (ARS)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD15.200 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 210.000.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

8,5% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2005 est.)

• Agriculture: 9,5%
• Industry: 35,8%
• Services: 54,7%

Labor force:

15.350.000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (1999):

• Agriculture ND
• Industry: ND
• Services ND

Unemployment rate:

8,7% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

9,8% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

22,6% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD52.100.000.000
• Expenditures: USD47.600.000.000

Public debt:

61% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD 8.053.000.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 46.600.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles

Exports - Partners:

Brazil 15,8%, US 11,4%, Chile 11,2%, China 7,9% (2005)

Imports:

USD 31.690.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal manufactures, plastics

Imports - partners:

Brazil 35,9%, US 14,1%, China 7,8%, Germany 4,5% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD 32.070.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 109.000.000.000 (2006)