The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ mortality rate:

       total: 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 14.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

       male: 18.14 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 75.48 years

       male: 71.72 years

       female: 79.44 years (2003 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       2.28 children born/woman (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       0.7% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       130,000 (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       1,800 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:

       noun: Argentine(s)

       adjective: Argentine

      Ethnic groups:

       white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or

       other nonwhite groups 3%

      Religions:

       nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant

       2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

      Languages:

       Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 97.1%

       male: 97.1%

       female: 97.1% (2003 est.)

      Government Argentina

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Argentine Republic

       conventional short form: Argentina

       local short form: Argentina

       local long form: Republica Argentina

      Government type:

       republic

      Capital:

       Buenos Aires

      Administrative divisions:

       23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 autonomous

       city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital

       Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios,

       Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio

       Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del

       Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur,

       Tucuman

       note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica

      Independence:

       9 July 1816 (from Spain)

      National holiday:

       Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

      Constitution:

       1 May 1853; revised August 1994

      Legal system:

       mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not accepted

       compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal and mandatory

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May 2003); note

       - declared winner of a runoff election by default after Carlos Saul

       MENEM withdrew his candidacy on the eve of the election; Vice

       President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May 2003); note - the president is

       both the chief of state and head of government

       head of government: President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May 2003);

       note - declared winner of a runoff election by default after Carlos

       Saul MENEM withdrew his candidacy on the eve of the election; Vice

       President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May 2003); note - the president is

       both the chief of state and head of government

       cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

       election results: results of the presidential primary of 27 April

       2003: Carlos Saul MENEM 24.3%, Nestor KIRCHNER 22%, Ricardo Lopez

       MURPHY 16.4%, Adolfo Rodriguez SAA 14.4%, Elisa CARRIO 14.2%, other

       8.7%; the subsequent runoff election slated for 25 May 2003 was

       awarded to KIRCHNER by default after MENEM withdrew his candidacy on

       the eve of the election

       elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket

       by popular vote for four-year terms; the last election held was the

       presidential primary election of 27 April 2003 (next election to be

       held NA 2007); a runoff election slated for 25 May 2003 between the

       two candidates receiving the highest votes in the primary was

       awarded to KIRCHNER by default after MENEM withdrew his candidacy on

       the eve of the election

      Legislative branch:

       bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the

       Senate (72 seats; members are elected by direct vote; presently

       one-third of the members being elected every two years to a six-year

       term) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members are elected by

       direct vote; one-half of the members elected every two years to a

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