Official Title: Argentine Republic General Information
Capital: Buenos Aires
Population: 37,830,000
Total Area: 2,766,880 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.413709872 Peso
National Holiday: July 9 - Independence Day
Language(s): Spanish Political Information
Type of State:
Republic Type of Government:
The Argentine Republic: federal republic; bicameral national congress with member Senate and member Chamber of Deputies; deputies serve 4 and senators 6 years Head of State:
President Néstor Carlos KIRCHNER Head of Government:
President Néstor Carlos KIRCHNER Ministers:
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship Rafael BIELSA Minister of Economy Roberto LAVAGNA Main Political Parties:
(# of Senate/Chamber seats) PJ - Partido Justicialista (known as Peronists): 41/128 UCR - Unión Cívica Radical: 20/47 ARI - Alternative for a Republic of Equals: 0/13 Various, Centre-Right: 6/39 Various, Centre-Left:4/30 Elections:
Presidential in 2007 Legislative in 2005 Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Argentina | Canada |
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| GDP: | 219.97 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 5815 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 9.2% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 9.6% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports from country: $174,267,320
Canadian imports from country: $452,528,540
FDI in Canada: 5 million
CDI in Argentina: 4621 million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambasador Arturo Guillermo BOTHAMLEY Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Yves Gagnon Canadian Consulates Abroad:
January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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