Argentina

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I. Demographics

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Population

I. Demographics (cont.)14.7

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Infant MortalityRate per 1000live births

I. Demographics (cont.)

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Life Expectancy

I. Demographics (cont.)

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Literacy Rate

I. Demographics (cont.)

0.60%

0.70%

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0.30%

0.40%

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0.60%

0.70%

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HIV/AIDS Rate

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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%

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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/>.