Argentina Government Argentina Government  Capital - Buenos Aires  Government type - Republic  Administrative divisions - 23 provinces  Independence - July 9,1816 (from Spain)

Economic Activities  AGRICULTURE - One of the most important branches in Argentina economy is agriculture  LIVESTOCK - Argentina beef, valued worldwide due to its quality and taste, accounts for a 10 per cent of the exports  INDUSTRY - After suffering serious crises, today it faces the need of renewal and technological change in order to be competitive.  FISHING - For Argentina economy, fishing is an important source of income with a great future ahead.  MINNING - Argentina has a large mining stockpile and important power resources, but operation at a large scale is still an unachieved goal  Transportation - have started to gain a great significance in Argentina economy.

Travel Tips  Entry Requirements - A passport is all that's required of most visitors -although Australians and New Zealanders do need visas. Renewable tourist visas are issued at airports and borders,  and are good for 90 days.  Vaccines - Vaccines are not required to enter Argentina.  Currency - The local currency is the Argentine Peso. At the time of this writing, it had a 1 to 1 ratio with the US dollar.  Language - Spanish is spoken everywhere, though many Argentines also speak the language of their heritage.

THE ARGENTINE TERRITORY  Geographical –Argentina is located in Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay  Climate - One of the most outstanding features of the Argentine territory is its variety of climates: humid, dry, tropical heat or vital cold, through different kinds of mild climates. Nothing remains outside the possibilities  Hydrographic - A large number of rivers which are, for the most part, navigable, traverse the country. Some of these are extremely important in hydroelectric terms.

 GDP: purchasing power parity - $435.5 billion (2003 est.)  GDP - real growth rate: 8.7% (2003 est.)  GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $11,200 (2003 est.)  GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 11.1% industry: 34.8% services: 54.1% (2003 est.)

Religion  Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing),  Protestant 2%,  Jewish 2%,  other 4%

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