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Country Name

Conventional long form: Argentine Republic

Conventional short form: Argentina

Local long form: Republica Argentina

Local short form: Argentina

Administrative Divisions

23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 autonomous city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, Tucuman

Independence

9 July 1816 (from Spain)

National Holiday

Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Constitution

1 May 1853; revised August 1994

Legal System

mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

International Law Organization Participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Executive Branch

Chief of state: President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May 2003); Vice President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May 2003); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

Head of government: President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May 2003); Vice President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May 2003); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

Elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 27 April 2003 (next election to be held NA 2007)

Election results: results of the presidential election of 27 April 2003

Legislative Branch

Legislative branch: bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate (72 seats; members are elected by direct vote; presently one-third of the members elected every two years to a six-year term) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members are elected by direct vote; one-half of the members elected every two years to a four-year term)

Elections: Senate - last held intermittently by province during the 2nd half of 2003 (next to be held NA 2005); Chamber of Deputies - last held intermittently by province during the 2nd half of 2003 (next to be held NA 2005)

Election results: Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA%; seats by bloc or party - PJ 41, UCR 16, provincial parties 15; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA%; seats by bloc or party - PJ 133, UCR 46, IF 23, ARI 11, Socialist 6, other/provincial parties 38

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (the nine Supreme Court judges are appointed by the president with approval by the Senate)

Political Parties and Leaders

Action for the Republic or AR [Domingo CAVALLO]; Alternative for a Republic of Equals or ARI [Elisa CARRIO]; Federal Recreate Movement or RECREAR [Ricardo LOPEZ MURPHY]; Front for a Country in Solidarity or Frepaso (a four-party coalition) [Dario Pedro ALESSANDRO]; Interbloque Federal or IF (a broad coalition of approximately 12 parties including RECREAR) [leader NA]; Justicialist Party or PJ (Peronist umbrella political organization) [leader NA]; Radical Civic Union or UCR [Angel ROZAS]; Socialist Party or PS [Ruben GIUSTINIANI]; Union For All [Patricia BULLRICH]; several provincial parties

Political Pressure Groups and Leaders

Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA); Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association); business organizations; Central of Argentine Workers or CTA (a radical union for employed and unemployed workers); General Confederation of Labor or CGT (Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization); Peronist-dominated labor movement; Roman Catholic Church; students

Flag Description

Three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May

National Anthem

Year

Government Type

  • Republic

Capital

    Buenos Aires

Diplomatic Representation in the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Jose Octavio BORDON
  • Chancery
    1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
  • Telephone
    [1] (202) 238-6400
  • FAX
    [1] (202) 332-3171
  • Consulate(s) General
    Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York

Diplomatic Representation from the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Lino GUTIERREZ
  • Embassy
    Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires
  • Mailing Address
    international mail
  • Telephone
    [54] (11) 5777-4533
  • FAX
    [54] (11) 5777-4240

International Organization Participation

  • AfDB
  • Australia Group
  • BCIE
  • BIS
  • CSN
  • FAO
  • G-6
  • G-15
  • G-24
  • G-77
  • IADB
  • IAEA
  • IBRD
  • ICAO
  • ICC
  • ICCt
  • ICFTU
  • ICRM
  • IDA
  • IFAD
  • IFC
  • IFRCS
  • IHO
  • ILO
  • IMF
  • IMO
  • Interpol
  • IOC
  • IOM
  • ISO
  • ITU
  • LAES
  • LAIA
  • Mercosur
  • MIGA
  • MINURSO
  • MINUSTAH
  • NSG
  • OAS
  • OPANAL
  • OPCW
  • PCA
  • RG
  • UN
  • UN Security Council (temporary)
  • UNCTAD
  • UNESCO
  • UNFICYP
  • UNHCR
  • UNIDO
  • UNMIK
  • UNMOVIC
  • UNTSO
  • UPU
  • WCL
  • WCO
  • WFTU
  • WHO
  • WIPO
  • WMO
  • WToO
  • WTO
  • ZC