1. General reference

2. Geography of Argentina
     Environment of Argentina    Natural geographic features of Argentina    Regions of Argentina    Administrative divisions of Argentina   Provinces   Municipalities of Argentina    Demography of Argentina  

3. Government and politics of Argentina
     Branches of the government of Argentina    Executive branch of the government of Argentina    Legislative branch of the government of Argentina    Judicial branch of the government of Argentina    Foreign relations of Argentina    International organization membership    Law and order in Argentina    Military of Argentina  

4. History of Argentina
     History of Argentina, by period    History of Argentina, by region    History of Argentina, by subject  

5. Culture of Argentina
     Art in Argentina    Sports in Argentina  

6. Economy and infrastructure of Argentina

7. Education in Argentina

8. See also

9. References

10. External links

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The following outline is provided as an overview of, and introduction to Argentina:

Argentina – country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.

General reference

• Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Argentina.ogg|ˌ|ɑr|dʒ|ən|ˈ|t|iː|n|ə}}
• Common English country name: Argentina
• Official English country name: The Argentine Republic
• Common endonym(s): Argentina
• Official endonym(s): República Argentina
• Adjectival(s): Argentine
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Argentina
• International rankings of Argentina
• ISO country codes: AR, ARG, 032
• ISO region codes: See AR
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ar

Geography of Argentina

• Argentina is a: Country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
  • Latin America
  • South America
  • Southern Cone
  • Time zone:
  • Argentina Time - (UTC-03) - No DST
  • Extreme points of Argentina
  • High: Aconcagua {{convert|6960|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} – highest point outside of Asia
  • Low: Laguna del Carbón {{convert|-105|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} – lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
  • Land boundaries: 9,861 km

{{Flag|Chile}} 5,308 km

{{Flag|Paraguay}} 1,880 km

{{Flag|Brazil}} 1,261 km

{{Flag|Bolivia}} 832 km

{{Flag|Uruguay}} 580 km

• Coastline: 4,989 km
• Population of Argentina: 40,677,348 people (2008 estimate) - 30th most populous country
• Area of Argentina: {{convert|2766890|km2|abbr=on}} - 8th largest country
• Atlas of Argentina

Environment of Argentina

• Climate of Argentina
• Renewable energy in Argentina
• Geology of Argentina
  • Earthquakes in Argentina
• Protected areas of Argentina
  • Biosphere reserves in Argentina
  • National parks of Argentina
• Wildlife of Argentina
  • Flora of Argentina
  • Fauna of Argentina
  • Birds of Argentina
  • Mammals of Argentina

Natural geographic features of Argentina

• Glaciers of Argentina
• Islands of Argentina
• Lakes of Argentina
• Mountains of Argentina
  • Volcanoes in Argentina
• Rivers of Argentina
• World Heritage Sites in Argentina

Regions of Argentina

The provinces of Argentina are often grouped into six geographical regions. From North to South and West to East, these are:

• Argentine Northwest: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja
• Gran Chaco: Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero
• Mesopotamia (or Littoral): Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes
• Cuyo: San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis
• Pampas: Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires
• Patagonia: Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego
• Argentine Antarctica

Administrative divisions of Argentina

Provinces

Municipalities of Argentina

• Cities of Argentina
  • Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires

Demography of Argentina

Government and politics of Argentina

• Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
• Elections in Argentina
  • Primary elections in Argentina
• Political parties in Argentina
• Taxation in Argentina

Branches of the government of Argentina

Executive branch of the government of Argentina

• Head of state and government: President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri
• Cabinet of Argentina
• Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
• Minister of the Interior
• Minister of Foreign Relations (mostly known as the Chancellor)
• Minister of Defense
• Minister of Economy
• Minister of Justice and Human Rights
• Minister of Security
• Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security
• Minister of Education
• Minister of Science, Technology and Product Innovation
• Minister of Health
• Minister of Social Development
• Minister of Federal Planning, Public Infrastructure and Services
• Minister of Industry
• Minister of Agriculture
• Minister of Tourism

Legislative branch of the government of Argentina

• Argentine National Congress (Congreso Nacional) (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Argentine Senate (72 seats), presided by the Vice-President
  • Argentine Chamber of Deputies (257 seats), currently presided by Emilio Monzó of Buenos Aires Province).

Judicial branch of the government of Argentina

Court system of Argentina

• Supreme Court of Argentina
  • President of the Supreme Court: Dr. Ricardo L. Lorenzetti
  • Vice-President of the Supreme Court: Dra. Elena I. Highton de Nolasco
  • Minister of the Court: Dr. Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz
  • Minister of the Court: Dr. Juan Carlos Maqueda
  • Minister of the Court: Dr. Horacio Rosatti

Foreign relations of Argentina

• Diplomatic missions
  • Diplomatic missions in Argentina
  • Diplomatic missions of Argentina

International organization membership

The Argentine Republic is a member of:^[1]

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate)
• Australia Group
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
• Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 15 (G15)
• Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Latin American Economic System (LAES)
• Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Rio Group (RG)
• Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
• Unión Latina (observer)
• United Nations (UN)
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
• United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
• United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Argentina

• Constitution of Argentina
• Crime in Argentina
• Human rights in Argentina
  • LGBT rights in Argentina
• Law enforcement in Argentina
  • National law enforcement agencies
  • Argentine Federal Police
  • Argentine National Gendarmerie
  • Argentine Naval Prefecture
  • Airport Security Police
  • Federal Penitentiary Service
  • Regional law enforcement agencies
  • Buenos Aires Provincial Police
  • Santa Fe Province Police
  • Córdoba Province Police
  • Tucumán Province Police

Military of Argentina

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
  • Ministry of Defense (Argentina)
• Forces
  • Argentine Army
  • Argentine Army Aviation
  • Argentine Air Force
  • Agrupación Aérea Presidencial
  • Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital
  • Argentine Navy
  • Argentine Naval Aviation
  • Argentine Marines
• Military history of Argentina
• Military ranks of Argentina
• White Helmets Commission

History of Argentina

History of Argentina, by period

• May Revolution

History of Argentina, by region

• History of Buenos Aires
  • Timeline of Buenos Aires history

History of Argentina, by subject

• Economic history of Argentina
• Military history of Argentina

Culture of Argentina

• Architecture of Argentina
• Cuisine of Argentina
• Humor in Argentina
• Languages of Argentina
• Media in Argentina
• National symbols of Argentina
  • Coat of arms of Argentina
  • Flag of Argentina
  • National anthem of Argentina
• People of Argentina
• Public holidays in Argentina
• Religion in Argentina
  • Buddhism in Argentina
  • Christianity in Argentina
  • Hinduism in Argentina
  • Islam in Argentina
  • Judaism in Argentina
• World Heritage Sites in Argentina

Art in Argentina

• Cinema of Argentina
• Literature of Argentina
• Music of Argentina
  • List of music artists and bands from Argentina
• Television in Argentina
• Theatre in Argentina

Sports in Argentina

• Argentina at the Olympics
• Football in Argentina

Economy and infrastructure of Argentina

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 31st (thirty-first)
• Agriculture in Argentina
• Banking in Argentina
• Communications in Argentina
  • Internet in Argentina
  • .ar Internet country code top-level domain for Argentina
• Companies of Argentina
• Currency of Argentina: Peso
  • ISO 4217: ARS
• Economic history of Argentina
• Energy in Argentina
  • Energy in Argentina
• Health care in Argentina
• Mining in Argentina
• Argentina Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Argentina
• Visa policy of Argentina
• Transport in Argentina
  • Airports in Argentina
  • Rail transport in Argentina
  • Roads in Argentina
• Water supply and sanitation in Argentina

Education in Argentina

• List of schools in Argentina
• Roman Catholic seminaries in Argentina
• Universities in Argentina
  • Agricultural universities and colleges in Argentina

See also

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• Index of Argentina-related articles
• List of Argentina-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America

References

External links

• {{Wikiatlas|Argentina}}
• Business News and Analysis in English
• Government of Argentina {{es icon}}
• Official website
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080417154757/http://www.portalbue.com.ar/ Information about Buenos Aires]
• The President of Argentina
• {{dmoz|Regional/South_America/Argentina}}

Country Data

• {{CIA World Factbook link|ar|Argentina}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513045004/http://devdata.worldbank.org/external/CPProfile.asp?SelectedCountry=ARG&CCODE=ARG&CNAME=Argentina&PTYPE=CP World Bank's country data profile] for Argentina.
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: Argentina

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