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СКАЧАТЬ party - PJ 41, UCR 16, provincial parties 15;

       Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats

       by bloc or party - PJ 133, UCR 46, IF 23, ARI 11, Socialist 6,

       other/provincial parties 38

       elections: Senate - last held intermittently by province during the

       2nd half of 2003 (next to be held NA 2005); Chamber of Deputies -

       last held intermittently by province during the 2nd half of 2003

       (next to be held NA 2005)

      Judicial branch:

       Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (the nine Supreme Court judges are

       appointed by the president with approval by the Senate)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Action for the Republic or AR [Domingo CAVALLO]; Alternative for a

       Republic of Equals or ARI [Elisa CARRIO]; Front for a Country in

       Solidarity or Frepaso (a four-party coalition) [Dario Pedro

       ALESSANDRO]; Interbloque Federal or IF (a broad coalition of

       approximately 12 parties including RECREAR) [leader NA];

       Justicialist Party or PJ [leader NA] (Peronist umbrella political

       organization); Radical Civic Union or UCR [Angel ROZAS]; Federal

       Recreate Movement or RECREAR [Ricardo LOPEZ MURPHY]; Socialist Party

       or PS [Ruben GIUSTINIANI]; Union For All [Patricia BULLRICH];

       several provincial parties

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA); Argentine

       Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural

       Society (large landowners' association); business organizations;

       General Confederation of Labor or CGT (Peronist-leaning umbrella

       labor organization); Central of Argentine Workers or CTA (a radical

       union for employed and unemployed workers); Peronist-dominated labor

       movement; Roman Catholic Church; students

      International organization participation:

       AfDB, Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, FAO, G-6, G-15, G-24, G-77, IADB,

       IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,

       IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA,

       Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG,

       UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR,

       UNIDO, UNMIK, UNMOVIC, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,

       WToO, WTO, ZC

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Octavio BORDON

       chancery: 1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009

       consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,

       New York

       FAX: [1] (202) 332–3171

       telephone: [1] (202) 238–6400

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Lino GUTIERREZ

       embassy: Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires

       mailing address: international mail: use street address; APO

       address: Unit 4334, APO AA 34034

       telephone: [54] (11) 5777–4533

       FAX: [54] (11) 5777–4240

      Flag description:

       three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light

       blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a

       human face known as the Sun of May

      Economy Argentina

      Economy - overview:

       Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate

       population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a

       diversified industrial base. Over the past decade, however, the

       country has suffered recurring economic problems of inflation,

       external debt, capital flight, and budget deficits. Growth in 2000

       was a negative 0.8%, as both domestic and foreign investors remained

       skeptical of the government's ability to pay debts and maintain the

       peso's fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. The economic

       situation worsened in 2001 with the widening of spreads on Argentine

       bonds, massive withdrawals from the banks, and a further decline in

       consumer and investor confidence. Government efforts to achieve a

       "zero deficit," to stabilize the banking system, and to restore

       economic growth proved inadequate in the face of the mounting

       economic problems. The peso's peg to the dollar was abandoned in

       January 2002, and the peso was floated in February; the exchange

       rate plunged and inflation picked up rapidly, but by mid-2002 the

       economy had stabilized, albeit at a lower level. Strong demand for

       the peso compelled the Central Bank to intervene in foreign exchange

       markets to curb its appreciation in 2003. Led by record exports, the

       economy began to recover with output up 8% in 2003, unemployment

       falling, and inflation reduced to under 4% at year-end.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $435.5 billion (2003 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       8.7% (2003 est.)

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