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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*; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, 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 (Tierra del Fuego), Tucuman note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica

Independence

9 July 1816 (from Spain)

National Holiday

Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

Constitution

Several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853; amended many times, last in 1994 (2013)

Legal System

civil law system based on West European legal systems; note - as of January 2013, Congress was deliberating a government-backed reform to the civil code

International Law Organization Participation

Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship

Suffrage

18-70 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-17 years of age - optional

Executive Branch

chief of state: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); Vice President Amado BOUDOU (since 10 December 2011); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); Vice President Amado BOUDOU (since 10 December 2011)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 23 October 2011 (next election to be held in October 2015)

election results: Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER reelected president; percent of vote - Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER 54%, Hermes BINNER 16.9%, Ricardo ALFONSIN 11.1%, Alberto Rodriguez SAA 8%, Eduardo DUHALDE 5.9%, other 4.1%

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 serve six-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members are elected by direct vote; one-half of the members elected every two years to serve four-year terms) elections: Senate - last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held October 2015); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held October 2015) election results: Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 32, UCR 17, dissident Peronists 7, FAP and UNEN 7, FpV allies 6, PRO and allies 3, other 6; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 18, FpV allies 14, UCR 10, dissident Peronists 34, FAP and UNEN 21, PRO 16, CC 3, other 14

Judicial Branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of the court president, vice-president, and 5 judges)

Note - Argentina has a system of federal and provincial courts: undefined

judge selection and term of office: judges nominated by the president and approved by the Senate; judges serve for life

subordinate courts: federal level appellate, district, and territorial courts; provincial level supreme, appellate, and first instance courts

Political Parties and Leaders

Broad Progressive Front or FAP [Hermes BINNER]Civic Coalition or CC (a broad coalition loosely affiliated with Elisa CARRIO) Dissident Peronists (PJ Disidente) or Federal Peronism (a sector of the Justicialist Party opposed to the Kirchners) Front for Victory or FpV (a broad coalition, including elements of the PJ, UCR, and numerous provincial parties) [Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER] Peronist (or Justicialist) Party or PJ [vacant] Radical Civic Union or UCR [Mario BARLETTA] Republican Proposal or PRO [Mauricio MACRI] Socialist Party or PS [Ruben GIUSTINIANI] numerous provincial parties

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; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun

National Symbols

Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)

National Anthem

lyrics:

note: adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain

Year

Government Type

  • Republic

Capital

  • Name
    Buenos Aires
  • Geographic Coordinates
    34 35 S, 58 40 W
  • Time Difference
    UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
  • Daylight Saving Time
    none scheduled for 2014

Diplomatic Representation in the US

  • Chief Of Mission
    Ambassador Maria Cecilia NAHON (since 19 February 2013)
  • 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 (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kevin K. SULLIVAN (since June 2013)
  • 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 (nonregional member)
  • Australia Group
  • BCIE
  • BIS
  • CAN (associate)
  • CD
  • CELAC
  • FAO
  • FATF
  • G-15
  • G-20
  • G-24
  • G-77
  • IADB
  • IAEA
  • IBRD
  • ICAO
  • ICC (national committees)
  • ICRM
  • IDA
  • IFAD
  • IFC
  • IFRCS
  • IHO
  • ILO
  • IMF
  • IMO
  • IMSO
  • Interpol
  • IOC
  • IOM
  • IPU
  • ISO
  • ITSO
  • ITU
  • ITUC (NGOs)
  • LAES
  • LAIA
  • Mercosur
  • MIGA
  • MINURSO
  • MINUSTAH
  • NAM (observer)
  • NSG
  • OAS
  • OPANAL
  • OPCW
  • Paris Club (associate)
  • PCA
  • SICA (observer)
  • UN
  • UN Security Council (temporary)
  • UNASUR
  • UNCTAD
  • UNESCO
  • UNFICYP
  • UNHCR
  • UNIDO
  • Union Latina (observer)
  • UNTSO
  • UNWTO
  • UPU
  • WCO
  • WFTU (NGOs)
  • WHO
  • WIPO
  • WMO
  • WTO
  • ZC
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