| Local name: Repùblica Argentina |
| Surface : The
Argentine Republic is located at the southernmost part of the American
Continent. Its area is 3.7 million sq. km (1,076,311
sq miles), including 964,000 sq. km
of the Antartic Continental
area and South Atlantic Islands.
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| Population :
36,1 million of inhabitants |
| Electricity: 220
volts AC, 50Hz. Lamp fittings are of the screw-type. Plug fittings in
older buildings are of the 2-pin round type, but some new buildings
use the 3-pin flat type |
| PASSPORTS: Passport
valid for 6 months required by all except nationals of Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay who, for journeys that do
not go beyond Argentina and these five countries, may use their
national ID cards. VISAS: Required
by all except the following: nationals of Andorra, Barbados, Bolivia,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, Israel, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand,
Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, St Lucia, San
Marino, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey,
Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela and Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) for stays of up to 90 days; .... nationals of Grenada,
Hong Kong (British Nationals Overseas), Jamaica and Malaysia for stays
of up to 30 days;.... transit passengers holding confirmed onward or
return tickets for travel provided continuing their journey within 6
hours and not leaving the airport. |
| Capital :
Buenos Aires (pop 16 million) |
| System : The
country is a representative federal and democratic republic with
Buenos Aires as the Federal Capital and 23 provinces. There are three
authorities: the executive, the legislative and the judicial. The
first is exercised by the President of the Nation, elected for a term
of four years. He has ample powers, including the power of approving
or vetoing decisions by Congress. The National Congress has two
chambers. The Chamber of Deputies has 254 directly elected members.
The Senate has 72 members elected by provincial jurisdictions, three
per province and three for the Federal Capital. The provinces and the
city of Buenos Aires are autonomous and elect their own officials, the
Governors and the Chief of Government are the ultimate authorities.
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| Main Cities : Còrdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, San Miguel
de Tucumàn, Santa Fè |
| Languages : Spanish |
| Religions : 80%
Roman Catholic, 7% Protestant with small Muslim and Jewish communities. |
| Money : The official Argentine
currency is the Peso. There are notes of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100
pesos and coins of 1 peso and 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 centavos. |
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