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Argentina
A country report by:<insert your names here (first AND last names)>
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© 2008 -Jon Benignus
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I. Demographics
39,921,833
300,000,000
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Argentina United States
Population
I. Demographics (cont.)14.7
6.69
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Infant MortalityRate per 1000live births
I. Demographics (cont.)
75.48 77.4
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Life Expectancy
I. Demographics (cont.)
96.2 97
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Literacy Rate
I. Demographics (cont.)
0.60%
0.70%
0.00%
0.10%
0.20%
0.30%
0.40%
0.50%
0.60%
0.70%
Argentina United States
HIV/AIDS Rate
Argentina 1950
Argentina 2000
Argentina 2050
Demographic Transition
• Argentina’s population is in Stage 4:
– No or negative population growth
II. Geography
• Area:–2,766,890 sq km
• Borders–Chile, Bolivia,
Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay
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
III. History
• 1816
• Independence from Spain
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
III. History (cont.)
• Eva Perón
• Wife of Juan Perón
• Made Juan Perón popular
• Inspired musical ‘Evita’ http://www.falkoliebtdich.de/evita.htm
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
III. History (cont.)
• Carlos Menem President from 1989 to 1999
• Economy recovered under Menem
• Investigated for corruption http://www.carlosmenem.com/
contenidos.asp?seccion=1
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
IV. Government (cont.)
• Legislature: National Congress
• Senate – 72 Seats
• Chamber of Deputies – 257 Seats http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/
faculty/Jacobs/argentina.htm
IV. Economics
50%
20%
30%
AgricultureIndustryServices
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
V. Culture
• Language
• Spanish (Official)
• Also English, Italian, German and French.
V. Culture (cont.)
Religion92%
2%2%4%
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Jewish
Other
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
Sources Cited
"Argentina." CIA - World Factbook (2008). Web. 10 Oct 2008. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html>.
"Argentina: Country Overview." World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO, 2008. Web. 10 Oct. 2008. <http://worldgeography.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/9>
"Argentina." Population Pyramids of the World - 1950-2050 (2010): n.pag. Web.
20 Mar 2012. <http://populationpyramid.net/>.