Outline of Argentina
The following outline is provided as an overview of, and introduction to Argentina:
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An enlargeable map of the Argentine Republic
Argentina – country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Argentina
- Pronunciation: /ˌɑːrdʒənˈtiːnə/ (
- Common English country name: Argentina
- Official English country name: The Argentine Republic
- Common endonym(s): Argentina
- Official endonym(s): República Argentina
- Adjectival(s): Argentine
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Argentina
- International rankings of Argentina
- ISO country codes: AR, ARG, 032
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ar
Geography of Argentina
An enlargeable topographic map of Argentina.
- Argentina is a: Country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Time zone:
- Argentina Time - (UTC-03) - No DST
- Extreme points of Argentina
- High: Aconcagua 6,960 m (22,835 ft) – highest point outside of Asia
- Low: Laguna del Carbón −105 m (−344 ft) – lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
- Land boundaries: 9,861 km
- Population of Argentina: 40,677,348 people (2008 estimate) - 30th most populous country
- Area of Argentina: 2,766,890 km2 (1,068,300 sq mi) - 8th largest country
- Atlas of Argentina
Environment of Argentina
An enlargeable satellite image of the Argentina
- Climate of Argentina
- Renewable energy in Argentina
- Geology of Argentina
- Protected areas of Argentina
- Biosphere reserves in Argentina
- National parks of Argentina
- Wildlife of Argentina
Natural geographic features of Argentina
- Glaciers of Argentina
- Islands of Argentina
- Lakes of Argentina
- Mountains of Argentina
- Rivers of Argentina
- World Heritage Sites in Argentina
Regions of Argentina
Regions of Argentina The provinces of Argentina are often grouped into six geographical regions. From North to South and West to East, these are:
- Argentine Northwest: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja
- Gran Chaco: Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero
- Mesopotamia (or Littoral): Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes
- Cuyo: San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis
- Pampas: Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires
- Patagonia: Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego
- Argentine Antarctica
Administrative divisions of Argentina
Provinces
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Municipalities of Argentina
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Cities of Argentina
- Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
Demography of Argentina
Government and politics of Argentina
- Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
- Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
- Elections in Argentina
- Political parties in Argentina
- Taxation in Argentina
Branches of the government of Argentina
Executive branch of the government of Argentina
The Casa Rosada, seat of the Argentine Executive Branch of Government
- Head of state and government: President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández
- Cabinet of Argentina
- Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
- Minister of the Interior
- Minister of Foreign Relations (mostly known as the Chancellor)
- Minister of Defense
- Minister of Economy
- Minister of Justice and Human Rights
- Minister of Security
- Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security
- Minister of Education
- Minister of Science, Technology and Product Innovation
- Minister of Health
- Minister of Social Development
- Minister of Federal Planning, Public Infrastructure and Services
- Minister of Industry
- Minister of Agriculture
- Minister of Tourism
Legislative branch of the government of Argentina
The Argentine Congress and one of the few surviving original casts of Auguste Rodin's The Thinker.
The Argentine Supreme Court
- Argentine National Congress (Congreso Nacional) (bicameral)
- Upper house: Argentine Senate (72 seats), presided by the Vice-President
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies (257 seats), currently presided by Emilio Monzó of Buenos Aires Province).
Judicial branch of the government of Argentina
Court system of Argentina
- Supreme Court of Argentina
- President of the Supreme Court: Dr. Ricardo L. Lorenzetti
- Vice-President of the Supreme Court: Dra. Elena I. Highton de Nolasco
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Juan Carlos Maqueda
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Horacio Rosatti
Foreign relations of Argentina
Foreign relations of Argentina
- Diplomatic missions
- Diplomatic missions in Argentina
- Diplomatic missions of Argentina
International organization membership
The Argentine Republic is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Argentina
Law of Argentina
- Constitution of Argentina
- Crime in Argentina
- Human rights in Argentina
- Law enforcement in Argentina
- National law enforcement agencies
- Argentine Federal Police
- Argentine National Gendarmerie
- Argentine Naval Prefecture
- Airport Security Police
- Federal Penitentiary Service
- Regional law enforcement agencies
- Buenos Aires Provincial Police
- Santa Fe Province Police
- Córdoba Province Police
- Tucumán Province Police
- National law enforcement agencies
Military of Argentina
The Libertador Building, seat of the Argentine Defense Ministry
Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
- Command
- Forces
- Argentine Army
- Argentine Air Force
- Argentine Navy
- Argentine Naval Aviation
- Argentine Marines
- Military history of Argentina
- Military ranks of Argentina
- White Helmets Commission
History of Argentina
History of Argentina, by period
History of Argentina, by region
- History of Buenos Aires
- Timeline of Buenos Aires history
History of Argentina, by subject
Culture of Argentina
- Architecture of Argentina
- Cuisine of Argentina
- Humor in Argentina
- Languages of Argentina
- Media in Argentina
- National symbols of Argentina
- Coat of arms of Argentina
- Flag of Argentina
- National anthem of Argentina
- People of Argentina
- Public holidays in Argentina
- Religion in Argentina
- Buddhism in Argentina
- Christianity in Argentina
- Hinduism in Argentina
- Islam in Argentina
- Judaism in Argentina
- World Heritage Sites in Argentina
Art in Argentina
Economy and infrastructure of Argentina
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 31st (thirty-first)
- Agriculture in Argentina
- Banking in Argentina
- Communications in Argentina
- Internet in Argentina
- .ar Internet country code top-level domain for Argentina
- Internet in Argentina
- Companies of Argentina
- Currency of Argentina: Peso
- ISO 4217: ARS
- Economic history of Argentina
- Energy in Argentina
- Energy in Argentina
- Health care in Argentina
- Mining in Argentina
- Argentina Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Argentina
- Visa policy of Argentina
- Transport in Argentina
- Airports in Argentina
- Rail transport in Argentina
- Roads in Argentina
- Water supply and sanitation in Argentina
Education in Argentina
- List of schools in Argentina
- Roman Catholic seminaries in Argentina
- Universities in Argentina
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See also
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Spanish language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- All pages with titles beginning with Argentina
- All pages with titles beginning with Argentine
- All pages with titles containing Argentina
- All pages with titles containing Argentine
- Index of Argentina-related articles
- List of Argentina-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of South America
References
- "Argentina". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- Business News and Analysis in English
- Government of Argentina (in Spanish)
- Official website
- Information about Buenos Aires
- The President of Argentina
- Outline of Argentina at Curlie
- Country Data
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