Geographic Location:

Climate:

Its ample territory, which stretches between the Capricorn Tropic and the South Pole, admits the development of diverse climates and multiple biogeographic environments, that include the high mountains of Los Andes range, permanently snowcapped, the template, fertile plains and the rustic hill area of the humid Pampa, the vast patagonic plateaus, of rigurous climate, existing side by side with the great lakes region and glaciers, the wooded and hotter Chaqueña zone and the subtropical Mesopotamia region (provinces of Entre Rios, Corrientes and Misiones) whose north extreme features the selva Misionera (Misiones Jungle) and the Cataratas del Iguazú (Iguazu Falls), and in the south the nail of a great delta, where the rivers of the region that outlet in the River Plate (the widest estuary of the world) spill their waters.

Territorial organization:

It is divided in a Federal District and 23 provinces: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego y Tucumán.
Federal Capital of the Nation: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Main cities: Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Santa Fe, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Salta, Entre Ríos.

Monetary system:
From 1991 until January 6th, 2002 a parity one to one with Us dollar was kept, but after that a dual system started, with an official change of 1,40 pesos for international trade and a free market for the rest of the transactions. From February 11th, 2002 all currency transactions are fulfilled in the free market.

Political System:

Federal democratic with three powers:

- Executive: headed by the president (elected by direct popular vote for a four year period, with ballotage system and with the possibility of being re elected only for one consecutive period); a vice president, Chief of Ministers (named by the president) ministers and secretaries.

-Legislative: composed by the Senate (three senators per province and three per Buenos Aires City, elected in direct and together way for six years, a third part is renewable after two years); Deputy Delegation (257 members elected in direct way for four years and re eligible, renewable per half every two year period.)

- Judicial: Supreme Court of Justice, Federal chambers, of appeal, federal judges, ordinaries and of peace.

President: Dr. Néstor Kirchner

Economical and Comercial Organizations

Population:

European immigration have deeply influenced in the demographic composition and the country’s culture. The traditions and the ample mosaic of communities from all over the world, particularly Spaniard and Italian, still remain taking root in the Argentinean being, conforming its particular personality, so common to all of them and, by the way, so different to all.
In Argentina exists an absolute cult, press and thought freedom, protected by the National Constitution, existing legal norms that repress any kind of discrimination.

Population according to age groups:

Educational level:

Communications and transport:

Railway Extension:
31.800 Km, with17.500.000 tons of transported cargo; 1.507 Km belongs to transport of passengers, totalizing 480.000.000 users.
National road extension: 38.370,11 km; Provincial extension: 192.612 km.
National highways: 734 Km, Provincial highways: 550 Km
http://www.vialidad.gov.ar


Subterráneos y Premetros:
Funcionan en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 5 líneas de subterráneos interconectados entre sí y 2 líneas de premetros. Extensión de ambas redes:46,8 Km.


Subways and Premetros:
In Buenos Aires city there are operating 5 lines of subways interconnected between them and two premetro lines.
Extension of both: 46,8 Km

Main fluvial harbors:
Barranqueras, Rosario, Villa Constitución, San Martín, San Nicolás y Concepción del Uruguay.

Main maritime harbors: Dock Sur- La Plata, Buenos Aires, Quequén, Bahía Blanca, Puerto Madryn and Ushuaía.
http://www.bairesport.gov.ar

International Airborne Companies:

Argentina links up with any city of the world and with all the national territory by the main international and national airlines that operate in their airports: