1. Argentina A country report by: <insert your names here (first AND last names)>

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3. I. Demographics

4. I. Demographics (cont.)

8. Argentina 1950

9. Argentina 2000

10. Argentina 2050

11. Demographic Transition Argentina’s population is in Stage 4: –No or negative population growth

12. II. Geography Area: –2,766,890 sq km Borders –Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay

13. II. Geography (cont.) Climate is from sub- tropical (in the north) to sub-artic (in the south) –Moderate rainfall –Usually between 41ºF to 84ºF Terrain is flat plains or rolling hills with mountains to the west http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com

14. III. History 1816 Independence from Spain

15. III. History (cont.) Juan Perón President from 1946 to 1955 And again from 1973 to 1974 Founded political party http://www.falange.org/peron.htm

16. III. History (cont.) Eva Perón Wife of Juan Perón Made Juan Perón popular Inspired musical ‘Evita’ http://www.falkoliebtdich.de/evita.htm

17. III. History (cont.) Falkland Island War – 1982 Argentina took Falkland Islands from the UK The UK took them back http://jove.prohosting.com/~sinking /falklands.shtml

18. III. History (cont.) Carlos Menem President from 1989 to 1999 Economy recovered under Menem Investigated for corruption http://www.carlosmenem.com/conteni dos.asp?seccion=1

19. IV. Government President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Elected in 2007 Head of State and Head of Government Her husband is Néstor Kirchner –He was president from 2003 to 2007 –She was a Senator in her own right before he became president http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm ?story_id=10063795

20. IV. Government (cont.) Legislature: National Congress Senate – 72 Seats Chamber of Deputies – 257 Seats http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/faculty/ Jacobs/argentina.htm

21. IV. Economics

22. IV. Economics (cont.) Per capita GDP - $13,700 Argentina is a a developing country (in- between), because it still has a high % of its workforce in agriculture, and its per capital GDP is under $15,000 Make sure you tell me if the economy is Developed, Undeveloped, or In-Between

23. V. Culture Language Spanish (Official) Also English, Italian, German and French.

24. V. Culture (cont.) Religion

25. VII. Major Issues The Economy is one of Argentina’s major problems –Argentina was deep in debt in 2002 –President Kirchner improved the economy, but made a lot of countries angry Missed some debt payments –His wife (the new president) needs to keep it up, but to be on time with foreign creditors

26. Sources Cited "Argentina." CIA - World Factbook (2008). Web. 10 Oct 2008.. "Argentina: Country Overview." World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2008. Web. 10 Oct. 2008. "Argentina." Population Pyramids of the World - 1950-2050 (2010): n.pag. Web. 20 Mar 2012..