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|In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. In January 2013, Argentina assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.
Second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere
|Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 2,780,400 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 43,710 sq km
Size comparison: slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
|Land Boundaries:
| total: 9,861 km
border countries: Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,261 km, Chile 5,308 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 580 km
|4,989 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
|rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz)
highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America)
|Natural resources:
|fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
|Land use:
| arable land: 13.68%
permanent crops: 0.36%
other: 85.96% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|15,500 sq km (2003)
|Natural hazards:
|San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas volcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (elev. 2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchon-Peteroa, San Jose, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma
|Current Environment Issues:
|environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution note: Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
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| noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine
|Ethnic groups:
|white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%
|Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua)
|nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
|42,610,981 (July 2013 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 25.1% (male 5,468,773/female 5,217,256)
15-24 years: 15.8% (male 3,436,816/female 3,296,788)
25-54 years: 38.8% (male 8,238,184/female 8,290,649)
55-64 years: 9.1% (male 1,871,644/female 1,990,790)
65 years and over: 11.3% (male 1,987,344/female 2,812,737) (2013 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 54.3 %
youth dependency ratio: 37.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 16.9 %
potential support ratio: 5.9 (2013)
|Median age:
| total: 31 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 32.1 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.98% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|17.12 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|7.35 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 92% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|BUENOS AIRES (capital) 13.528 million; Cordoba 1.493 million; Rosario 1.231 million; Mendoza 917,000; San Miguel de Tucuman 831,000 (2011)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|77 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 10.24 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 11.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 77.32 years
male: 74.09 years
female: 80.73 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.27 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|78.9% (2004/05)
|Health expenditures:
|8.1% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|3.16 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
|Hospital bed density:
|4.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 80% of population
total: 97% of population
urban: 2% of population
rural: 20% of population
total: 3% of population (2008 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 92% of population
rural: 77% of population
total: 91% of population
urban: 8% of population
rural: 23% of population
total: 9% of population (2000 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|0.5% (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|110,000 (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|2,900 (2009 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|29.7% (2008)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|2.3% (2005)
|Education expenditures:
|5.8% of GDP (2010)
| definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 97.8%
female: 97.9% (2011 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 18 years (2010)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 18.7%
male: 16.5%
female: 22.2% (2011)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina
|Government type:
| 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 2013
|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
|9 July 1816 (from Spain)
|National holiday:
|Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)
|1 May 1853; amended many times starting in 1860
|Legal system:
|civil law system based on West European legal systems; note - efforts at civil code reform begun in the mid-1980s has stagnated
|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 the 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 (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second 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 23 October 2011 (next to be held on 27 October 2013); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 23 October 2011 (next to be held on 27 October 2013)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 38, UCR 17, PJ Disidente 10, FAP 4, other 3; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 134, UCR 41, PJ Disidente 28, FAP 22, PRO 11, CC 7, other 14; note - as of 1 January 2013, the composition of the entire legislature is as follows: Senate - seats by bloc or party - FpV 32, UCR 14, PJ Disidente 9, minor parties allied with the FpV 6, FAP 4, other 7; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 116, UCR 40, PJ Disidente 22, FAP 22, minor parties allied with the FpV 20, PRO 11, CC 6, other 20
|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 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
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA) Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association) Argentine Rural Confederation or CRA (small to medium landowners' association) Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association) Central of Argentine Workers or CTA (a union for employed and unemployed workers) General Confederation of Labor or CGT (Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization) Roman Catholic Church White and Blue CGT (dissident CGT labor confederation) other: business organizations, Peronist-dominated labor movement, Piquetero groups (popular protest organizations that can be either pro or anti-government), students
|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
|National symbol(s):
|Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)
|National anthem:
| name: "Himno Nacional Argentino" (Argentine National Anthem)
lyrics/music: Vicente LOPEZ y PLANES/Jose Blas PARERA
note: adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Cecilia NAHON
chancery: 1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 238-6400
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Vilma MARTINEZ
embassy: Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires
mailing address: international mail: use embassy street address; APO address: US Embassy Buenos Aires, Unit 4334, APO AA 34034
telephone: [54] (11) 5777-4533
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Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and an unprecedented bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - at the time the largest ever - on the government's foreign debt in December of that year, and abruptly resigned only a few days after taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, announced an end to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar in early 2002. The economy bottomed out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 and almost 60% of Argentines under the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to grow by an average 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking advantage of previously idled industrial capacity and labor, an audacious debt restructuring and reduced debt burden, excellent international financial conditions, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Inflation also increased, however, during the administration of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, as well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in 2007, with understating inflation data. Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as President in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. The economy in 2010 rebounded strongly from the 2009 recession, but has slowed since late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which have kept inflation in the double digits. The government expanded state intervention in the economy throughout 2012. In May the Congress approved the nationalization of the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol. The government expanded formal and informal measures to restrict imports during the year, including a requirement for pre-registration and pre-approval of all imports. In July the government also further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $755.3 billion (2012 est.) $741.3 billion (2011 est.) $680.9 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $475 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|1.9% (2012 est.) 8.9% (2011 est.) 9.2% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $18,400 (2012 est.) $18,300 (2011 est.) $17,000 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|Gross national saving:
|24.1% of GDP (2012 est.) 25.8% of GDP (2011 est.) 24.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 57.1%
government consumption: 16.6%
investment in fixed capital: 21.8%
investment in inventories: 2.2%
exports of goods and services: 19.7%
imports of goods and services: -17.4% (2012 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 57.1%
government consumption: 16.6%
investment in fixed capital: 21.8%
investment in inventories: 2.2%
exports of goods and services: 19.7%
imports of goods and services: -17.4% (2012 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
|food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel
|Industrial production growth rate:
|-0.4% note: based on private estimates (2012 est.)
|Labor force:
|17.05 million note: urban areas only (2012 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 5%
industry: 23%
services: 72% (2009 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|7.2% (2012 est.) 7.2% (2011 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
| 30%
note: data are based on private estimates (2010)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 32.3% (2010 est.)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|45.8 (2009)
| revenues: $121.3 billion
expenditures: $133.6 billion (2012 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|25.5% of GDP (2012 est.)
|Public debt:
|43.6% of GDP (2012 est.) 41.7% of GDP (2011 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 25.3% (2012 est.) 24.4% (2011 est.) note: data are derived from private estimates
|Current account balance:
|$1.433 billion (2012 est.) -$6 million (2011 est.)
|$81.21 billion (2012 est.) $83.95 billion (2011 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
|Exports - partners:
|Brazil 19.7%, China 7.2%, Chile 5.8%, US 5% (2012)
|$65.56 billion (2012 est.) $70.74 billion (2011 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics
|Imports - partners:
|Brazil 26.9%, US 15.4%, China 11.8%, Germany 4.5% (2012)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$43.25 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $46.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$141.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $140.7 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$107.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $94.86 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|$32.95 billion (31 December 2012 est.) $31.86 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|$43.58 billion (31 December 2011) $63.91 billion (31 December 2010) $48.93 billion (31 December 2009)
|Exchange rates:
|Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 4.5369 (2012 est.) 4.1101 (2011 est.) 3.8963 (2010 est.) 3.7101 (2009) 3.1636 (2008)
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|Electricity - production:
|116 billion kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 32
|Electricity - consumption:
|104.2 billion kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|1.701 billion kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|10.3 billion kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|32.07 million kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|65.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|3.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|28.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|734,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|93,600 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|2.82 billion bbl (1 January 2013 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|604,200 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|678,100 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|66,700 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|37,260 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|40.1 billion cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|43.29 billion cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|420 million cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|3.61 billion cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|378.8 billion cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|169.8 million Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 10.14 million (2011)
country comparison to the world: 22
|Cellular Phones in use:
|55 million (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: in 1998 Argentina opened its telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment encouraging the growth of modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is improving
domestic: microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network; fixed-line teledensity is increasing gradually and mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; broadband Internet services are gaining ground
international: country code - 54; landing point for the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112; 2 international gateways near Buenos Aires (2011)
|Broadcast media:
|government owns a TV station and a radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage (2007)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|11.232 million (2012)
|Internet users:
|13.694 million (2009)
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| 1,138 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 6
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 161
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 29
1,524 to 2,437 m: 65
914 to 1,523 m: 53
under 914 m: 10 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 977
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 43
914 to 1,523 m: 484
under 914 m: 448 (2013)
|2 (2013)
|gas 29,930 km; liquid petroleum gas 41 km; oil 6,248 km; refined products 3,631 km (2013)
| total 36,966 km
broad gauge: 26,475 km 1.676-m gauge (94 km electrified) standard gauge: 2,780 km 1.435-m gauge (42 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 7,711 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)
| total 231,374 km
paved: 69,412 km (includes 734 km of expressways)
unpaved: 161,962 km (2004)
|11,000 km (2012)
|Merchant marine:
| total 36
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, container 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 4
foreign-owned: 14 (Brazil 1, Chile 6, Spain 3, Taiwan 2, UK 2)
registered in other countries: 15 (Liberia 1, Panama 5, Paraguay 5, Uruguay 1, unknown 3) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
| major seaport(s): Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Ushuaia
river port(s): Arroyo Seco, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana)
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|The Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is implementing a modernization plan aimed at making the ground forces lighter and more responsive (2008)
|Military branches:
|Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2013)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental consent); no conscription; if the number of volunteers fails to meet the quota of recruits for a particular year, Congress can authorize the conscription of citizens turning 18 that year for a period not exceeding one year (2012)
|Manpower available for military service:
| males age 16-49: 10,038,967
females age 16-49: 9,959,134 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 8,458,362
females age 16-49: 8,414,460 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 339,503
female: 323,170 (2010 est.)
|Military expenditures:
|0.5% of GDP (2012)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|Argentina continues to assert its claims to the UK-administered Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands in its constitution, forcibly occupying the Falklands in 1982, but in 1995 agreed to no longer seek settlement by force; UK continues to reject Argentine requests for sovereignty talks; territorial claim in Antarctica partially overlaps UK and Chilean claims; uncontested dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; in 2010, the ICJ ruled in favor of Uruguay's operation of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina; the two countries formed a joint pollution monitoring regime; the joint boundary commission, established by Chile and Argentina in 2001 has yet to map and demarcate the delimited boundary in the inhospitable Andean Southern Ice Field (Campo de Hielo Sur); contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of the border with Bolivia
|Illicit drugs:
|a transshipment country for cocaine headed for Europe, heroin headed for the US, and ephedrine and pseudoephedrine headed for Mexico; some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; law enforcement corruption; a source for precursor chemicals; increasing domestic consumption of drugs in urban centers, especially cocaine base and synthetic drugs (2008)
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Although the term Triticum vulgare is commonly used by makers of skin care products to describe wheat and products derived from wheat (particularly wheat germ oil), it is not a name used by botanists and scientific taxonomists. The species name "vulgare" means "common," but botanists recognize five species of wheat. Two of these species Triticum aestivum, or common bread wheat, and T. durum, durum, from which most pasta is made) are most commonly commercially cultivated worldwide. Wheat has a long history of human cultivation. Apparently bred from some form of wild grain-bearing grass, wheat originated in the Middle East thousands of years ago. An archaeological site in Jordan shows evidence of true wheat being grown as long ago as 9,600 BC. It is now grown throughout the world and is one of the largest and most important crops, along with rice and corn (maize), cultivated today.
A grain of wheat is covered by a hull (also called a husk), which is a dry, scaly, inedible protective casing surround the wheat kernel. This kernel, which is sometimes eaten whole as wheatberry, is itself comprised of three layers: the bran (the outer layer, with high fiber content), the endosperm (which makes up most of the kernel and is where the starch is stored) and the germ (the innermost portion, which contains the majority of the nutritious constituents and the fatty acids). The germ can be separated from the rest of the kernel and pressed to produce wheat germ oil. This oil is a wonderfully effective ingredient in skin care products and provides many benefits for skin health and beauty.
Wheat germ oil is rich in a material called lecithin, generic term for a combination of phosphoric acid, fatty acids and lipids. Specifically, the oil contains 62% linoleic acid (both omega-6 and omega-3 types), 16% palmitic acid and 14% oleic acid. The balance of the contents is taken up with proteins, vitamins and minerals. Each of these types of constituents provides very real and important benefits for skin care.
The fatty acids are vital emollients, providing moisturizing benefits for dry, distressed or damaged skin and well as improving normal skin. These emollients add moisture to skin cells, plumping them up and creating a smooth, glowing appearance to the skin. For distressed skin, the fatty acids can help treat and heal damaged tissues, which is why wheat germ oil is often recommended for people with such conditions as eczema and psoriasis.
The oil also contains an excellent suite of vitamins, including A, B1, B2, B3, B6, D and F, but it is the level of vitamin E that is particularly valuable. Wheat germ oil has the highest natural level of vitamin E of any known food product (measuring 415 International Units per 100 grams). Vitamin E is not only a powerful antioxidant, but helps improve skin cell function. The second benefit means, in practical terms, that vitamin E can help improve the skin barrier function (allowing skin cells to accept and retain moisture), fight inflammation and help cell growth (which is why vitamin E is credited with being able to help reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks).
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Hoarding disorder is a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them. A person with hoarding disorder experiences distress at the thought of getting rid of the items. Excessive accumulation of items, regardless of actual value, occurs.
Hoarding often creates such cramped living conditions that homes may be filled to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Some people also collect animals, keeping dozens or hundreds of pets in unsanitary conditions because they can't care for them properly.
Hoarding ranges from mild to severe. In some cases, hoarding may not have much impact on your life, while in other cases it seriously affects your functioning on a daily basis.
People with hoarding disorder often don't see it as a problem, making treatment challenging. But intensive treatment can help people with hoarding disorder understand their compulsions and live safer, more enjoyable lives.
In the homes of people who have hoarding disorder, the countertops, sinks, stoves, desks, stairways and virtually all other surfaces are usually stacked with stuff. And when there's no more room inside, the clutter may spread to the garage, vehicles and yard.
Clutter and difficulty discarding things are usually the first signs and symptoms of hoarding disorder, which often surfaces during the teenage years. As the person grows older, he or she typically starts acquiring things for which there is no need or space. By middle age, symptoms are often severe and may be harder to treat.
Hoarding disorder affects emotions, thoughts and behavior. Signs and symptoms may include:
People with hoarding disorder typically save items because:
Hoarding disorder is different from collecting. People who have collections, such as stamps or model cars, deliberately search out specific items, categorize them and carefully display their collections. Although collections can be large, they aren't usually cluttered and they don't cause the distress and impairments that are part of hoarding disorder.
People who hoard animals may collect dozens or even hundreds of pets. Animals may be confined inside or outside. Because of the large numbers, these animals often aren't cared for properly. The health and safety of the person and the animals are at risk due to unsanitary conditions.
If you or a loved one has symptoms of hoarding disorder, talk with a doctor or mental health provider as soon as possible. Some communities have agencies that help with hoarding problems. Check with your local or county government for resources in your area.
As hard as it might be, you may also need to contact local authorities, such as police, fire, public health, child protective services or animal welfare agencies, especially when health or safety is in question.
It's not clear what causes hoarding disorder. Genetics, brain chemistry and stressful life events are being studied as possible causes.
Hoarding disorder can affect anyone, regardless of age, sex or economic status. It's not clear, though, how common hoarding disorder is. That's partly because some people never seek treatment.
Risk factors include:
Hoarding disorder can cause a variety of complications, including:
If you or a loved one has symptoms of hoarding disorder, your health care provider may refer you to a mental health provider, such as a psychiatrist or psychologist, with experience diagnosing and treating hoarding disorder.
Because many people with hoarding disorder symptoms don't recognize that their behavior is a problem, you as a friend or family member may experience more distress over the hoarding than your loved one does.
You may want to first meet alone with a mental health provider to develop an approach for raising your concerns with your loved one. A mental health provider can help you prepare for a conversation to encourage your loved one to seek help.
To consider the possibility of seeking treatment, your loved one will likely need reassurance that no one is going to go into his or her house and start throwing things out. Here's some information to help the person with hoarding disorder symptoms prepare for the first appointment and learn what to expect from the mental health provider.
Before your appointment, make a list of:
Take a trusted family member or friend along, if possible, for support and to help remember the details discussed at the appointment.
Prepare questions to ask your mental health provider, such as:
Don't hesitate to ask any other questions during your appointment.
To gain an understanding of how hoarding disorder is affecting your life, the mental health provider may ask:
To help diagnose hoarding disorder, mental health providers perform a thorough psychological evaluation. They may ask questions about your acquiring and discarding of items and your emotional well-being. They may also ask your permission to talk with relatives and friends.
Hoarding disorder appears to be more common in people with psychological disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression or anxiety disorder. So your mental health provider may also ask questions to see if you have symptoms of other mental health disorders.
To be diagnosed with hoarding disorder, you must meet criteria listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association. This manual is used by mental health providers to diagnose mental conditions and by insurance companies to reimburse for treatment.
Diagnostic criteria for hoarding disorder include:
Treatment of hoarding disorder can be challenging because many people don't recognize the negative impact of hoarding on their lives or don't believe they need treatment. This is especially true if their possessions or animals offer comfort. And people whose possessions or animals are taken away will often quickly collect more to help fulfill emotional needs.
There are two main types of treatment for hoarding disorder — psychotherapy and medications.
Psychotherapy, also called talk therapy, is the primary treatment. Cognitive behavior therapy is the most common form of psychotherapy used to treat hoarding disorder. Try to find a therapist or other mental health provider who has experience in treating hoarding disorder.
As part of cognitive behavior therapy, you may:
Although the primary intervention for hoarding disorder is psychotherapy, research continues on the most effective ways to use medications in the treatment of hoarding disorder. The medications most commonly used are a type of antidepressant called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Here are some steps you can take to help care for yourself:
Because little is understood about what causes hoarding disorder, there's no known way to prevent it. However, as with many mental conditions, getting treatment at the first sign of a problem may help prevent hoarding from becoming severe.
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Princeton alumnus and professional dancer Silas Riener is teaching students Merce Cunningham choreography for two dance events. Read more.
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SILAS RIENER: The work of Merce Cunningham spanned over
fifty years of dance repertory that he created.
SILAS RIENER: It looks more like a collage of different
pieces that Merce choreographed, that I have
selected particularly for the Princeton students;
which comprises dance repertory from the 1960's
to the 2000's in Merce's work. And that's
what I've done both for the Princeton Art
Museum Event on February 14th and the Spring
ASAWARI SODHI: Talking to a lot of my friends about the Merce
Cunningham work, just because things like
digitally generated movements, that's something
you don't encounter every day.
AJ BRANNUM: In a way, you have to unlearn what you already
know in order to do this successfully. I don't
know, it always seems easier to start from
scratch than to have to really blow everything
apart, reassembling things in ways you'd never
SILAS RIENER: Even if you're coming out of the hinge to
go down, which is fine with me, go from here
to the next thing and that, I think, will
give you the stability, yes, exactly.
TESS BERHNARD: One of the great things about working with
Silas, pretty much in my dance experience
most dance teachers are retired performers.
Silas is so much in his prime, fresh out of
the Cunningham Company, and can really demonstrate
this work that he was performing just last
year or the year before. It's really different
than any other teacher I've ever had.
SILAS RIENER: There's going to be audience all the way around
at the museum. There's no proscenium, there's
no lights...
COLBY HYLAND: Silas definitely took a lot of time explaining
each step, and how he took Merce's original
notes, how he transitioned from each movement
and the timing...it's so intricate, and
I think it's really amazing how he transformed
that and set it all on us, who, a lot of us
I don't think have ever done it before.
AJ BRANNUM: The end of February is the Spring Dance Festival.
COLBY HYLAND: We're performing February 22nd to the 24th
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AJ BRANNUM: So the Cunningham piece will be in this. There'll
also be works by Mark Morris, Zvi Gotheiner,
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Some years ago, after much premeditation, I stepped out my backdoor– hatchet in hand – and severed the single line of coaxial cable that wired my house to the universe. I killed the cable TV.
Okay, I lied. I don't actually own a hatchet. Cutting the cable with a hatchet would have some unintended consequences, considering the coaxial cable is the only vein that delivers sweet, lovely Internet to my home. But my roommates and I made a decision– a decision that aligns with the overwhelming sentiment about cable TV. We decided to ditch cable TV. We decided to stream all of our media online.
These days, streaming devices are inexpensive and popular, compared to the steep monthly price of a cable subscription. In 2011, the average cable subscriber paid $86/month, according to the NPD Group. In 2014, cable TV is losing out to sites like Hulu, Amazon, and Neflix. Those steel receptacles outside cable company's brick and mortar stores are filled to the brim with old cable boxes and remotes. No longer does ditching cable seem like an intrepid maneuver.
There are variety of ways to get TV without a cable provider. Most can end up saving money. But making the switch isn't the best for every situation. This guide will help help you make the decision to switch to cable-free TV.
Related: Cord cutting 101, best media streaming services, best devices for streaming TV.
Test the waters before you dive into internet TV
Internet TV has a reputation for providing the same service at a lower cost than cable TV. But that's not always the case. Before you make the switch to online streaming, it's best to take several streaming sites for a test run. Testing the waters before you dive headfirst into online streaming will give you a good sense of how a streaming service can serve your viewing habits. Options like Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video, and Hulu Plus all offer free trials .
For starters, make a list of the shows you watch. If you're mostly watching TV shows, it's likely you'll be able to do without a cable provider. Many streaming sites like Amazon and Hulu offer a huge library of TV shows and movies. But, there are, however, still some content that's only widely available through cable providers. For instance, the nightly news. Even now, streaming local syndication is nearly impossible. If you're looking for the ten o'clock news, you'll most likely have to stick with cable subscription.
Do the research
It's best to arm yourself with research. The prices of competing services will give you some leverage with your cable service. Negotiating a discounted rate by mentioning other services in the area is always a good strategy. Your service provider will want to continue retaining you as a customer, so it's obviously in their best interest to adjust prices accordingly. If you were utilizing a bundle deal with Internet service, it's likely that you will pay slightly more for an Internet-only service package. The increase in cost is likely between $10 to $20.
What's more, going cable-free will require you to research online streaming services. Our aforementioned picks for the best media streaming services and TV streaming devices will help you get a sense of what's out there. Purchasing a video streaming box, like Amazon Fire, Roku, or Google Chromecast, will cost money but will likely save in the long run. Even if you have a gaming console or you have an old computer you can turn into a home theater PC, you'll probably need to invest in a streaming device.
It should also be noted that many Smart TV's come equipped with software that allow access to Netflix and Hulu Plus (you'll still need to pay for a subscription). If you're in the market for a new TV, you might be able to save a few bucks by getting a Smart TV and skipping the set-top streaming box. Do some shopping around though – even the best streaming boxes aren't more than $99 dollars, and you might have to pay considerably more than that to get streaming functionality built directly into your TV.
Streaming services aren't free either. Netflix will run you $7.99 per month, as will Hulu Plus. Amazon Prime costs $99 a year (approx. $8.25/year), but in addition to their video streaming services, you'll also get free two-day shipping and instant access to thousands of Kindle books. Take note: each streaming device has limitations. It's likely you just won't be able to find certain shows anywhere other than an obscure website. For this reason, I recommend getting a streaming box that's equipped with an Internet browser. This will fill in the gaps, and ensure that if it's on the Web, you can get it on your TV.
Make the call
Most cable providers will try to hold on to your subscription by offering a discounted rate or a free month of HBO. Our recommendation is to pass on this offer. In most cases, the most economical plan bundles a basic cable package with high-speed internet. Showing the cable company that you have a good sense of the competitor prices will make your switching experience easier.
Live sports and local news aren't easy to get just yet
Unfortunately, live local news broadcasts and sports events are still relatively difficult to get on your set-top streaming box. In this vein, downgrading to the lowest priced cable option will be a benefit. Major national networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX) do stream just about every professional sport event online and the service is available to anyone with a verifiable cable account.
Rather than waiting around for local news syndicates to make local new on streaming sites, I suggest re-structuring the way you get news. After years of going without cable, I generally get all of my news via RSS, and my TV has become more of an entertainment-oriented device than an information portal for current events.
Major sports networks have also dropped the ball when it comes to offering live streams comparable to those seen on cable, but they're slowly getting better. Currently, there are a handful of ways to stream games, but they typically can't match live TV broadcasts when it comes to quality or speed. This is likely to change in the years to come, however, as services like WatchESPN and MLB.tv become more common.
Prepare for a fundamental change in the way you consume media
Gone are the days of channel surfing and mindless media consumption. If you ditch cable, watching TV will no longer be a passive activity in which you click a few buttons and get random stuff beamed into your eyeballs. Instead, you'll generally have to spend more time locating the programs that interest you. This is a bit of a mixed blessing, and there will definitely be times where you miss the brainless convenience your cable box offered, but that's really the only thing you'll miss.
Ditching cable will force you to become a more active consumer of media. Sure, this means a bit more time spent locating the programming you want, but it also means that you'll cut back on junk TV that you only watch because it's on. In the words of Digital Trends' managing editor Nick Mokey, "ditching cable allows you to declare psychological independence from cable programming just as much as it allows you to declare financial independence from it."
All in all, switching to streaming is one of the best decisions you'll ever make. Cable is doomed. Outside the outrageous fees, inflexible bundles, and horrendous customer service that most scum-sucking cable providers have become famous for, the existing cable system doesn't provide the freedom or variety that the Web does, which makes cancelling cable an increasingly attractive option for the discerning consumer. Ten years from now, cable will be a relic akin to AM radio, so why not be ahead of the game and cut the cord today?


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The Princeton University Chapel Choir spent the intersession break performing concerts in Vienna, Budapest and Prague. In a cultural exchange, the Chapel Choir had a chance to perform with several international choirs, including the Gabrieli Choir in St. Teresa of Avila Church in Budapest.
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Posted May 3, 2011; 12:00 p.m.
The Princeton University Chapel Choir's recent tour of Europe started with a truly high-flying performance.
This video feature by freshmen Izzy Kasdin and Doug Stuart follows the adventures of the Chapel Choir during its Jan. 22-30 intersession tour of Prague, Vienna and Budapest. Within the first few hours of the trip, members of the choir performed for the passengers and crew on their British Airways flight, as the aisles of the Boeing 777 were packed with people listening to the choir's rendition of James Lucas' "Bright Morning Stars."
During the tour the choir held concerts in such historic venues as Prague's Bethlehem Chapel where, in the early 15th century, reform movement leader Jan Hus broke from the Latin norm and preached in Czech for the first time. In Vienna, on the 255th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the choir sang in Stephansdom, the site of Mozart's wedding and funeral. Part of the revenue from the ticket sales to the Chapel Choir's concert in Vienna will help to restore the roof on this almost 900-year-old cathedral.
The trip was inspired by the Chapel Choir's 2009 tour to Spain, which "had such a strong impact on the choir that it was important to do this as often as possible," said Penna Rose, director of chapel music and conductor of the Chapel Choir.
The choir hopes to be able to tour on a biennial basis. "Part of what happens with a choir is because they're together for so long they get to know each other better, they trust each other more and the sound of the choir changes," Rose said.


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Video: Global lessons from Princeton's microclimate
Posted July 28, 2011; 12:00 p.m.
Professor Bou-Zeid is mapping the microclimate of the campus to better understand how local environments affect the global climate. Read more.
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ELIE BOU-ZEID: When I was
doing my undergraduate
education in mechanical
engineering, I was very
fascinated by fluid mechanics.
Air and water are fluids and
they flow with a very complex
pattern in the environment.
And I was drawn to apply this
knowledge of fluid mechanics
to environmental problems. The
aim of this project is to
study three aspects: energy,
water and carbon in the
environment of Princeton.
Locally, we would like our
sensing technologies in our
models to be combined to make
our buildings smarter and more
energy efficient.
The idea of these meteorological
stations is
that you want to build
them as cheaply
and simply as possible.
Currently, we have about 12
stations around the Princeton
campus, and we are looking
to increase
this to 20 or 30 stations.
These are computer model
outputs of the surface
temperature over Princeton.
What we see is first, Lake
Carnegie, which is hotter than
the Earth's surface during
the night, and
cooler during the day.
And if you look at the Earth's
surface, you will see that the
vegetative parts always
cooler than the built
terrain or the buildings.
If we keep zooming down, we can
get to the level of one
individual building.
We can then simulate the air
flow around this building and
observe how the presence of this
building will create a
lot of turbulence around it,
which means a lot of mixing of
pollutants and heat and other
things in built terrain.
Global climate models will tell
you what's happening at
the very large scale.
What we try to do is downscale
these climate predictions to
the local level.
So we want to see how a small
city will respond to a climate
change given by these global
climate models.
The wonderful thing about
academia is that you wake up
in the morning, and you go to
work knowing that today, you
will learn something new, or
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|10 cm x 8 cm x 4 cm / 3.94 in x 3.15 in x 1.57 in
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Meaning 'Jewelry Box' in German, the Schmuckdose puzzle is indeed well-sized for holding jewelry and other small items in its felt-lined interior compartment. The box lid can move up and down on a spring, but further action is required to solve the puzzle.
Jean-Claude Constantin lives in Germany, where he designs and manufactures many different laser-cut wood puzzles, as well as metal puzzles and magic tricks.
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I was hoping from the "Level 6 - Tricky" difficulty rating it would be a reasonable challenge. Unfortunately, there is nothing tricky about it, particularly if you are a experienced puzzle box solver. I had it open in well under a minute. The difficulty rating should be ignored...this is maybe a level 2.


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Logitech UE 900
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