7. Argentina
Argentine Republic (Republica Argentina) Capital: Buenos Aires
Currency: Peso Area: 2,776,654 sq.km
Coastline: 4,989 km Population: 43,131,966 Other Large Cities: Cordoba, Rosario, La Plata, Mendoza; Languages: Spanish, Italian; Religions: nominally Roman Catholic-92% (less than 20% practising), Protestant-2%, Jew ish-2%, other-4%; Literacy: 97.2%; Life Expectancy: 75.30; p.c.i: $ 22,363; HDI rank: 49; Date of Independence: 9th July, 1816
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Buenos Aires Cordoba
South Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
Government Type: Republic; Head of State & Govt (President): Cristina Fer
nandez De Kirchner. Climate: Temperate, Arid in south-east,
Subarctic in south-west
Regional Divisions: 23 Provinces and 1 Autonomous City
Geography: Second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. History: In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in fe subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. 9th Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands by force, and has persisted despite numer
ous challenges. Mission in India: Embassy of the Argentine
Republic, A-2/6, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 10057; Tel: 4166 1982, 4166 1987; E-mail:
eindi@mantra online.com Indian Mission in Argentina: Embassy
of India, Avenida Cordoba 950, 4th Floor, (1054) Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: 00 54-11-43934001, 00-54-11-43934156; Fax: 00-54-11-43934063. E-mail:indemb@ indembarg.org.