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Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 6% Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 95% male: 96% female: 95% Labor force: 10.9 million by occupation: agriculture 12%, industry 31%, services 57% (1985 est.)

      @Argentina, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Argentine Republic

       conventional short form:

       Argentina

       local long form:

       Republica Argentina

       local short form:

       Argentina

       Digraph:

       AR

       Type:

       republic

       Capital:

       Buenos Aires

       Administrative divisions:

       23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 federal

       district* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires; Catamarca; Chaco; Chubut;

       Cordoba; Corrientes; Distrito Federal*; 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 or Argentina's

       claims to the Falkland Islands

       Independence:

       9 July 1816 (from Spain)

       National holiday:

       Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

       Constitution:

       1 May 1853

       Legal system:

       mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not accepted

       compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

       Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

       Executive branch:

       chief of state and head of government:

       President Carlos Saul MENEM (since 8 July 1989); Vice President

       (position vacant); election last held 14 May 1989 (next to be held

       summer 1995); results - Carlos Saul MENEM was elected

       cabinet:

       Cabinet; appointed by the president

       Legislative branch:

       bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)

       Senate:

       elections last held May 1989, but provincial elections in late 1991

       set the stage for indirect elections by provincial senators for

       one-third of 48 seats in the national senate in May 1992; seats (48

       total) - PJ 30, UCR 11, others 7

       Chamber of Deputies:

       elections last held NA October 1993 ( next to be held October 1995);

       elections are held every two years and half of the total membership is

       elected each time for four year terms; seats—(257 total) PJ 128, UCR

       81, MODIN 7, UCD 5, other 36

       Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)

       Political parties and leaders:

       Justicialist Party (PJ), Carlos Saul MENEM, Peronist umbrella

       political organization; Radical Civic Union (UCR),Raul ALFONSIN,

       moderately left-of-center party; Union of the Democratic Center (UCD),

       Jorge AGUADO, conservative party; Intransigent Party (PI), Dr. Oscar

       ALENDE, leftist party; Dignity and Independence Political Party

       (MODIN), Aldo RICO, right-wing party; Grand Front (Frente Grande),

       Carlos ALVAREZ, center-left coalition; several provincial parties

       Other political or pressure groups:

       Peronist-dominated labor movement; General Confederation of Labor

       (CGT; Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization); Argentine

       Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Society

       (large landowners' association); business organizations; students; the

       Roman Catholic Church; the Armed Forces

       Member of:

       AG (observer), Australia Group, BCIE, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-6, G-11,

       G-15, G-19, G-24, AfDB, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,

       ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,

       IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, LORCS, MERCOSUR, MINURSO, MTCR, OAS,

       PCA, RG, UN, UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNOMOZ,

       UNOSOM, UNPROFOR, UNTAC, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador Raul Enrique GRANILLO OCAMPO

       chancery:

       1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009

       telephone:

       (202) 939–6400 through 6403

       consulate(s) general:

       Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York,

       San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico)

       US diplomatic representation:

       chief of mission:

       Ambassador James CHEEK (since 28 May 1993)

       embassy:

       4300 Colombia, 1425 Buenos Aires

       mailing address:

       APO AA 34034

       telephone:

       [54] (1) 774–7611, 8811, 9911

       FAX:

       [54] (1) 775–4205

       Flag:

       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

      @Argentina, Economy

      Overview:

       Argentina is rich in natural resources and has a highly literate

       population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified

       industrial base. Nevertheless, following decades of mismanagement and

       statist policies, the economy in the late 1980s was plagued with huge

       external debts and recurring bouts of hyperinflation. Elected in 1989,

       in the depths of recession, President MENEM has implemented a

       comprehensive economic restructuring program that shows signs of

       putting Argentina on a path of stable, sustainable growth. Argentina's

       currency has traded at par with the US dollar since April 1991, and

       inflation has fallen to its lowest level in 20 years. Argentines have

       responded to the relative price stability

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