Argentina : Basic Data |
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Official Name: |
Argentine Republic (República Argentina) |
Political system: |
Republican, representative and federal |
Capital: |
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires |
Area: |
3.761.274 km² |
Population (2010 Census): |
46.044.703 |
Currency: |
Peso |
Language: |
Spanish |
Religion: |
Catholics (76,5%), Evangelists (9%), Indifferent (11,3%), Others(3,2%) |
Human Development Index (2015): |
0,830 (48th in the world) |
Life expectancy : |
76,37 |
Unemployment rate (1st quarter, 2017): |
9,2% |
Consumer Price Index (percentage change from May 2016): |
24% |
GDP (2016, millions of pesos): |
704.711 |
GDP growth (anual percentage, 2016): |
-2,2% |
PBI per cápita (en USD corrientes): |
12.449 |
Trade balance (2016, thousands of current USD): |
2.123.832 |
Exports (2016, thousands of current USD): |
57.733.362 |
Main destinations (2016): |
Brazil, EU, China, USA |
Main products (2016): |
Residues and waste from the food industries, prepared animal feed, cereals, motor vehicles and auto parts |
Imports(2016, thousands of current USD): |
55.609.530 |
Main origins (2016): |
Brazil, China, EU, USA |
Main products (2016): |
Motor vehicles and auto parts, nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and machine parts, mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation |
Exchange rate (pesos per unit of USD, July 1, 2017): |
16,40 |
Head of State: |
President Alberto Ángel Fernández |
Head of Government: |
President Alberto Ángel Fernández |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship: |
Santiago Andrés Cafiero |
Ambassador of Argentina: |
Eduardo Tempone |
Ambassador of Japan: |
Yamauchi Hiroshi |
National Day: |
May 25th (May Revolution); July 9th (Independence Day) |
(Source: World Bank, House of Government, INDEC, UNDP)