Argentina

Geography:

Area: 2.7 mil sq. km

Continent: South America (South)

Neighbors: Chiles, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay

One of the most bio diverse countries, greatest ecosystem

Climate: Warm, moderate, arid, cold

Politics:

1930-1976, 6 military overthrows, from 1983, it’s a democracy

Government: Federal, constt. Republic

23 provinces, 1 autonomous city, Buenos Aires

Foreign Relations:

Foreign policy is handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade

and Worship

Part of G-15, G-20, founding state of UN

Participates in major peacekeeping operations

Armed Forces:

President in control, has army, navy and air force

All missions are related to UN Frameworks

Economy:

High literate population, rich in resources, large industries, exporter

Latin America’s 3rd largest economy

2nd largest in South America

Very high HDI

High GDP per capita, growing tech sector

Industries- 20.3% (2012)

Science & Tech:

3 Nobel Prizes

Leading in several science and tech fields

Demographics:

40.2 M people (2010)

Mortality rate of 7.4 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants

Life expectancy 77.14 years

Same sex marriage legal in 2010 (1st country in Latin America )

Spanish- largest idioma ;)

Constt Grants freedom of religion

Christian catholics- largest

92% population live in cities

EDUCATION:

In 2010 the literacy rate was 98.07%

4 levels of edu

45 days to 5 years old, with the last two years being compulsory

An elementary or lower school mandatory level lasting 6 or 7 years

A secondary or high school mandatory level lasts 5 or 6 years.

The Argentine state guarantees universal, secular and free-of-charge public

education for all levels. Responsibility for educational supervision is organized at
the federal and individual provincial states.

4.8% of GDP is spent on education

99% literacy rate of total population (2018)

98.9% male, 99.1% female (2018)

30.2% unemployment (2020)