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Argentina

Argentina. By Matthew Pigott and Julia Laurence. POPULATION. Total population: 40,913,584 (July 2010) Ages 0-14 25.6% Ages 15-64 63.5% Ages 65 and older 10.8 % 97 % of the population is white Official language: Spanish (but Italian, English, German, and French are all commonly spoken).

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Argentina

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  1. Argentina By Matthew Pigott and Julia Laurence

  2. POPULATION • Total population: 40,913,584 (July 2010)Ages 0-14 25.6%Ages 15-64 63.5%Ages 65 and older 10.8% • 97% of the population is white • Official language: Spanish (but Italian, English, German, and French are all commonly spoken)

  3. DEMOGRAPHICS • Unemployment rate: 8.7% (2009) • Household income: lowest 10% of population have 1.2% of the wealth; highest 10% of the population have 32.6% of the wealth. • Exchange rate: Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.7639 (2009) • GDP Per Capita: $13,400 (2009) • 98% Literate adults

  4. INDUSTRY • Leading Industry Production Values Industry makes up 32% of Argentina’s GDP • Food Processing • Chemicals • Pharmaceuticals

  5. GOVERNMENT • Colonial power and history • Independence gained July 9th, 1816 • President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner • Western legal systems • Legislative branch • Judicial branch

  6. HISTORICAL EVENTS • 1516– Europeans arrived in Argentina • 1542– Buenos Aires is founded • 1776– Buenos Aires becomes capital of Argentina, and Argentina becomes an independent country • 1880-1930– Argentina becomes top 10 wealthiest countries in the world • 1943– Military stages a coup

  7. CURRENT ISSUES • Human trafficking • International Disputes • Falkland Islands • Antarctica • Tri-Border Area • Illicit Drugs • Transshipment location

  8. U.S. RELATIONS • Positive relationship between Argentina and the US • Both share the same sides of many problems (drug trafficking, human trafficking, and terrorism) • Argentina is part of a group of nations called 3 plus 1, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and the US, that focuses on counterterrorism. • In 2007 Argentina and the US agreed to increase the flight frequencies between the two countries to increase tourism and business opportunities.

  9. Bibliography • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html • http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac09 • http://en.mercopress.com/2010/01/27/argentine-beef-exports-soared-57-last-year-but-trend-is-not-sustainable • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2079rank.html • http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/argentina_statistics.html • http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Americas/Argentina-ECONOMIC-SECTORS.html • http://www.destination360.com/south-america/argentina/history • http://www.historyofnations.net/southamerica/argentina.html • http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26516.htm#relations

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