The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female

       all ages: 0.98 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 28.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.66 years male: 68.37 years female: 75.12 years (1996 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 2.62 children born/woman (1996 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Argentine(s) adjective: Argentine

      Ethnic divisions: white 85%, mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite

       groups 15%

      Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 90% (less than 20%

       practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 6%

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

      Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)

       total population: 96.2%

       male: 96.2%

       female: 96.2%

      Government—————

      Name of country:

       conventional long form: Argentine Republic

       conventional short form: Argentina

       local long form: Republica Argentina

       local short form: Argentina

      Data code: AR

      Type of government: republic

      Capital: Buenos Aires

      Administrative divisions: 23 provinces (provincias, singular -

       provincia), and 1 federal district* (distrito federal); Buenos

       Aires; Catamarca; Chaco; Chubut; Cordoba; Corrientes; Distrito

       Federal*; 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 or

       Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands

      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

      Executive branch:

       chief of state and head of government: President Carlos Saul MENEM

       (since 8 July 1989) was elected for a four-year term by universal

       suffrage; election last held 14 May 1995 (next to be held May 1999);

       results - Carlos Saul MENEM was reelected; Vice President Carlos

       RUCKAUF

       cabinet: Cabinet was appointed by the president

      Legislative branch: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)

       Senate: elections last held NA May 1995 (next to be held NA);

       results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (72 total) PJ 38,

       others 34

       Chamber of Deputies: one-half of the members elected every two years

       to four-year terms; elections last held 14 May 1995; (next to be

       held NA 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (257

       total) PJ 132, UCR 68, Frepaso 26, other 31

      Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), the nine Supreme

       Court judges are appointed by the president with approval of the

       Senate

      Political parties and leaders: Justicialist Party (PJ), Carlos Saul MENEM, Peronist umbrella political organization; Radical Civic Union (UCR), Rodolfo TERRAGNO, moderately left-of-center party; Union of the Democratic Center (UCD), conservative party; Dignity and Independence Political Party (MODIN), Aldo RICO, right-wing party; Grand Front (Frente Grande), Carlos ALVAREZ, center-left coalition; Front for a Country in Solidarity (Frepaso, a four party coalition), leader Jose Octavio BORDON; several provincial parties

      Other political or pressure groups: Peronist-dominated labor movement; General Confederation of Labor (CGT), Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization; Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association); business organizations; students; the Roman Catholic Church; the Armed Forces

      International organization participation: AfDB, AG (observer),

       Australia Group, BCIE, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G- 6, G-11, G-15, G-19,

       G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,

       IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM,

       ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MINURSO, MTCR, NSG (observer), OAS,

       OPANAL, PCA, RG, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMIR, UNAVEM

       III, UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR,

       UNMIH, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

      Diplomatic representation in US:

       chief of mission: Ambassador Raul Enrique GRANILLO OCAMPO

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

       telephone: [1] (202) 939–6400 through 6403

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

       New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico)

      US diplomatic representation:

       chief of mission: Ambassador James R. CHEEK

       embassy: 4300 Colombia, 1425 Buenos Aires

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