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An enlargeable map of the Argentine Republic
See also: Index of Argentina-related articlesThe Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), commonly known as Argentina, is a sovereign country located in southeastern South America.[1] Argentina is constituted as a federation of twenty-three provinces and an autonomous city. It is second in extent on the South American continent to Brazil and eighth in the world. Argentina occupies a continental surface area of 2,766,890 square kilometres (1,068,300 sq mi) between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south. The country claims the British overseas territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Argentina also claims 969,464 square kilometres (374,312 sq mi) of Antarctica, known as Argentine Antarctica, overlapping another claim made by Chile and the British Antarctic Territory.
The following topic outline is provided as an overview of, and an introduction to, the Argentine Republic:
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Argentina- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Argentina
- Official English country name: The Argentine Republic
- Common endonym(s): Argentina
- Official endonym(s): República Argentina
- Adjectival(s): Argentine
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Argentina
- International rankings of Argentina
- ISO country codes: AR, ARG, 032
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ar
Geography of Argentina
An enlargeable topographic map of Argentina.Main article: Geography of Argentina- Argentina is a: Country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Time zone:
- Argentina Time - (UTC-03) - No DST
- Extreme points of Argentina
- High: Aconcagua 6,960 m (22,835 ft) – highest point outside of Asia
- Low: Laguna del Carbón −105 m (−344 ft) – lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
- Land boundaries: 9,861 km
- Population of Argentina: 40,677,348 people (2008 estimate) - 30th most populous country
- Area of Argentina: 2,766,890 km2 (1,068,300 sq mi) - 8th largest country
- Atlas of Argentina
Environment of Argentina
An enlargeable satellite image of the ArgentinaMain article: Environment of Argentina- Climate of Argentina
- Environmental issues in Argentina
- Ecoregions in Argentina
- Renewable energy in Argentina
- Geology of Argentina
- Protected areas of Argentina
- Wildlife of Argentina
- Flora of Argentina
- Fauna of Argentina
Natural geographic features of Argentina
Main article: Landforms of Argentina- Fjords of Argentina
- Glaciers of Argentina
- Islands of Argentina
- Lakes of Argentina
- Mountains of Argentina
- Rivers of Argentina
- Waterfalls of Argentina
- Valleys of Argentina
- World Heritage Sites in Argentina
Regions of Argentina
- Main article: Regions of Argentina
The provinces of Argentina are often grouped into six geographical regions. From North to South and West to East, these are:
- Argentine Northwest: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja
- Gran Chaco: Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero
- Mesopotamia (or Littoral): Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes
- Cuyo: San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis
- Pampas: Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires
- Patagonia: Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego
- Argentine Antarctica
Ecoregions of Argentina
- Main article: Ecoregions of Argentina
Administrative divisions of Argentina
Provinces
Main article: Provinces of ArgentinaProvince/District Capital Population (2001) Rank Area (km²) Rank Density (/km²) Rank Buenos Aires - 2,776,138 4 203 24 13,675.6 1 Buenos Aires Province La Plata 13,827,203 1 307,571 1 44.95 3 Catamarca Province San Fernando del V.a 334,568 20 102,602 11 3.26 19 Chaco Province Resistencia 984,446 9 99,633 12 9.90 11 Chubut Province Rawson 413,237 18 224,686 3 1.84 23 Córdoba Province Córdoba 3,066,801 2 165,321 5 18.60 6 Corrientes Province Corrientes 930,991 11 88,199 16 10.60 10 Entre Ríos Province Paraná 1,158,147 7 78,781 17 14.70 7 Formosa Province Formosa 486,559 16 72,066 19 6.75 14 Jujuy Province San Salvador de Jujuy 611,888 14 53,219 20 11.50 8 La Pampa Province Santa Rosa 299,294 21 143,440 8 2.00 22 La Rioja Province La Rioja 289,983 22 89,680 14 3.23 20 Mendoza Province Mendoza 1,579,651 5 148,827 7 10.61 9 Misiones Province Posadas 965,522 10 29,801 21 32.40 4 Neuquén Province Neuquén 474,155 17 94,078 13 5.00 16 Río Negro Province Viedma 552,822 15 203,013 4 2.72 21 Salta Province Salta 1,079,051 8 155,488 6 6.94 12 San Juan Province San Juan 620,023 13 89,651 15 6.92 13 San Luis Province San Luis 367,933 19 76,748 18 4.80 17 Santa Cruz Province Río Gallegos 196,958 23 243,943 2 0.81 24 Santa Fe Province Santa Fe 3,000,701 3 133,007 10 22.56 5 Santiago del Estero Province Santiago del Estero 804,457 12 136,351 9 5.90 15 Tierra del Fuego Province Ushuaia 101,079 24 21,263b 23 4.75b 18 Tucumán Province San Miguel de Tucumán 1,338,523 6 22,524 22 59.42 2 a San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
b Not including claims on the Malvinas (Falkland Islands) or Argentine Antarctica.Municipalities of Argentina
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMain article: Municipalities of Argentina- Cities of Argentina
- Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
Demography of Argentina
- Main article: Demographics of Argentina, Ethnography of Argentina
Government and politics of Argentina
- Main article: Government of Argentina and Politics of Argentina
- Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
- Elections in Argentina
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Argentina
- Political scandals of Argentina
- Taxation in Argentina
Branches of the government of Argentina
Main article: Government of ArgentinaExecutive branch of the government of Argentina
The Casa Rosada, seat of the Argentine Executive Branch of Government- Head of state and government: President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- Cabinet of Argentina
- Chief of the Cabinet, Aníbal Fernández
- Minister of the Interior, Florencio Randazzo
- Minister of Foreign Relations (commonly referred to as the "Chancellor"), Héctor Timerman
- Minister of Defense, Nilda Garré
- Minister of the Economy, Amado Boudou
- Minister of Production, Débora Giorgi
- Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Julio Alak
- Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Carlos Tomada
- Minister of Education, Juan Carlos Tedesco
- Minister of Science, technology and Innovative Production, Lino Barañao
- Minister of Health, Juan Luis Manzur
- Minister of Social Development, Alicia Kirchner de Mercado
- Minister of Federal Planning and Public Utilities, Julio de Vido
- Ministry of Agriculture, Julián Domínguez
Legislative branch of the government of Argentina
The Argentine Supreme Court- Argentine National Congress (Congreso Nacional) (bicameral)
- Upper house: Argentine Senate (72 seats), presided by the Vice-President
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies (257 seats), currently presided by Eduardo Fellner of Jujuy Province).
Judicial branch of the government of Argentina
Main article: Court system of Argentina- Supreme Court of Argentina
- President of the Supreme Court: Dr. Ricardo L. Lorenzetti
- Vice-President of the Supreme Court: Dra. Elena I. Highton de Nolasco
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Carlos S. Fayt
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Juan Carlos Maqueda
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Enrique S. Petracchi
- Minister of the Court: Dra. Carmen Argibay
Foreign relations of Argentina
Main article: Foreign relations of Argentina- Diplomatic missions
International organization membership
The Argentine Republic is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Argentina
- Main article: Law of Argentina
- Capital punishment in Argentina
- Constitution of Argentina
- Crime in Argentina
- Human rights in Argentina
- LGBT rights in Argentina
- Freedom of religion in Argentina
- Law enforcement in Argentina
- National law enforcement agencies
- Argentine Federal Police
- Argentine National Gendarmerie
- Argentine Naval Prefecture
- Airport Security Police
- Federal Penitentiary Service
- Regional law enforcement agencies
- Buenos Aires Provincial Police
- Santa Fe Province Police
- Córdoba Province Police
- Tucumán Province Police
- Salta Province Police
- Santiago del Estero Province Police
- San Juan Province Police
- Mendoza Province Police
- Río Negro Province Police
- San Luís Province Police
- La Rioja Province Police
- Santa Cruz Province Police
- National law enforcement agencies
Military of Argentina
The Libertadores Building, seat of the Argentine Defense Ministry- Main article: Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
- Command
- Forces
- Argentine Army
- Argentine Army Aviation
- Argentine Air Force
- Agrupación Aérea Presidencial
- Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital
- Argentine Navy
- Argentine Naval Aviation
- Argentine Marines
- Argentine Army
- Military history of Argentina
- Military ranks of Argentina
- White Helmets
Local government in Argentina
Main article: Local government in ArgentinaHistory of Argentina
- Main article: History of Argentina, Timeline of the history of Argentina, and Current events of Argentina
- Economic history of Argentina
- Military history of Argentina
Culture of Argentina
- Main article: Culture of Argentina
- Architecture of Argentina
- Cuisine of Argentina
- Ethnic minorities in Argentina
- Festivals in Argentina
- Humor in Argentina
- Languages of Argentina
- Media in Argentina
- National symbols of Argentina
- Coat of arms of Argentina
- Flag of Argentina
- National anthem of Argentina
- People of Argentina
- Public holidays in Argentina
- Records of Argentina
- Religion in Argentina
- Buddhism in Argentina
- Christianity in Argentina
- Hinduism in Argentina
- Islam in Argentina
- Judaism in Argentina
- Sikhism in Argentina
- World Heritage Sites in Argentina
Art in Argentina
- Art in Argentina
- Cinema of Argentina
- Literature of Argentina
- Music of Argentina
- Television in Argentina
- Theatre in Argentina
Sports in Argentina
- Main article: Sports in Argentina
Economy and infrastructure of Argentina
- Main article: Economy of Argentina
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 31st (thirty-first)
- Agriculture in Argentina
- Banking in Argentina
- National Bank of Argentina
- Communications in Argentina
- Internet in Argentina
- .ar Internet country code top-level domain for Argentina
- Internet in Argentina
- Companies of Argentina
- Economic history of Argentina
- Energy in Argentina
- Energy in Argentina
- Energy policy of Argentina
- Oil industry in Argentina
- Health care in Argentina
- Mining in Argentina
- Argentina Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Argentina
- Transport in Argentina
- Airports in Argentina
- Rail transport in Argentina
- Roads in Argentina
- Water supply and sanitation in Argentina
Education in Argentina
- Main article: Education in Argentina
- List of schools in Argentina
- Roman Catholic seminaries in Argentina
- Universities in Argentina
See also
Main article: Argentina- All pages beginning with "Argentina"
- All pages beginning with "Argentine"
- All pages with titles containing "Argentina"
- All pages with titles containing "Argentine"
- Index of Argentina-related articles
- List of Argentina-related topics
- South America Life Quality Rankings
- South America Life Quality Rankings - Economy and Finance
- South America Life Quality Rankings - Law and Justice
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of South America
References
- ^ a b "Argentina". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 9, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- Wikimedia Atlas of Argentina
- Business News and Analysis in English
- Government of Argentina (Spanish)
- Official website
- Information about Buenos Aires
- The President of Argentina
- Outline of Argentina at the Open Directory Project
- Country Data
- Argentina entry at The World Factbook
- World Bank's country data profile for Argentina.
- World Intellectual Property Handbook: Argentina
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