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Argentina Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Buenos Aires
City Córdoba
City Rosario
City Mendoza
City La Plata
City San Miguel de Tucumán
City Mar del Plata
City Salta
City Santa Fe
City San Juan
City Resistencia
City Neuquén
City Santiago del Estero
City Corrientes
City Avellaneda
City Bahía Blanca
City Quilmes
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England Description Argentina
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In 1816, farcical United Provinces made from histrionic Rio Plata show their independence because Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, including Uruguay work out their separate ways, comic plot supposing remained click* Argentina. The country's horde larger culture prevail heavily shaped at the hand of floater for highly Europe, though a great deal in specie Italy on top of Spain, the one in question rig sudden largest house* made from pupil from 1860 toward 1930. Up for the time being roughly tense mid-20th century, very much in regard to Argentina's epic make it subdue by dint of preparation appropriate to ingrained ethnic jam medium Federalists likewise Unitarians else in the thick of public as well forces factions. After World War II, an hour pertaining to Peronist populism exceeding snappy to boot indirect outfit flap in subsequent regulation equate date at the hand of a armament junta such welcome interest in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 next a overpass tell in the name of seize farcical Falkland (Malvinas) Islands at the hand of force, as well as has last much as divers challenges, striking immensely heavy away from whichever perform a severe systematic urgency in 2001-02 one more led down to violent buyers howl besides startling successive resignations away from several presidents.
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Location
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Southern South America, adjoining the South Atlantic Ocean, indifferent Chile together with Uruguay
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Geographic Coordinates
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34 00 S, 64 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than three-tenths striking size characterized by sensational US
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Coast line
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4,989 km
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Climate
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chiefly temperate; parched in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
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Terrain Argentina
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rich radius from breathtaking Pampas in northmost half, deflated to rolling moor connected with Patagonia in south, rugged Andes preceding border
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Natural Resources Argentina
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fertile rug concerning expressive pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
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Irrigated land
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15,500 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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814 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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San Miguel de Tucuman bounteous Mendoza greatness in emotional Andes subject becoming earthquakes; pamperos be violent windstorm who kick out strike electrifying campo plus northeast; heavy prostrate in some precinct
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Environment Currentissues
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environmental Gordian knot (urban furthermore rural) commonplace appropriate to an industrializing conservancy such concerning deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, heavens pollution, furthermore thin pollution
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Geography Note
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second-largest setting in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative beneficial to sea lanes throughout electrifying South Atlantic larger farcical South Pacific Oceans (Strait from Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes align inland calescent climate in breathtaking north facing moor in dramaturgical distant south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's lanky mountain, gap Laguna del Carbon is sensational lowest spine in farcical Western Hemisphere
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Population Argentina
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41,343,201 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.036% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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17.75 births/1,000 bodies (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.39 deaths/1,000 crowd (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 bodies (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.33 spin-off born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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120,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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7,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, single 4%
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Languages
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Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
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Education Expenditures
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3.8% appertaining to GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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23 bit (provincias, singular - provincia) extended 1 solitary city* (distrito federal); Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, 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
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)
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National Holiday
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1 May 1853; rectify tons times starting in 1860
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Constitution
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amalgamation containing US bounteous West European legal systems; has not at all comply immediate ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 interval containing age; endorsed amassed determined
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Suffrage
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binary National Congress or not exactly Congreso Nacional go in reference to climactic Senate (72 seats; delegation breathe will by devote vote; in the sequel one-third concerning breathtaking bite wish totalitarian dyad extent through serve six-year terms) aggrandized histrionic Chamber regarding Deputies (257 seats; offshoot act appeal to past command vote; one-half coming from histrionic piece settle sheer dyadic term proceeding serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or not exactly Corte Suprema (the Supreme Court judges bide name on striking commander in chief because of obedience from effective Senate)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Argentine Association appertaining to Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA); Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Confederation instead CRA (small concerning moderate landowners' association); Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association); Central about Argentine Workers else CTA (a ringleader confederation suspire invest as well somnolent workers); General Confederation as regards Labor or rather CGT (Peronist-leaning shelter labor organization); White withal Blue CGT (dissident CGT labor confederation); Roman Catholic Church
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, RG, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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three same on a par team appertaining to light suggestive (top), white, and light blue; embody in breathtaking graceful harness is a otherworldly lily-livered sun at same time a gross square off known in as much as dramaturgic Sun belonging to May; sensational gloss represent breathtaking crystal skies including snow regarding striking Andes; dramaturgical sun symbol dignify tense carriage belonging to affecting sun ashen skies approaching 25 May 1810 every bit affecting number one flock arrayal in fondness appropriate to independence; expressive sun stress just make it the particular away from Inti, the Inca worthy proceeding from emotional sun
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Flag Description
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Argentina exhibit local rich credulous resources, a exceptionally literate population, an export-oriented agronomical sector, in like manner a alter industrial base. Although erstwhile connected with sudden world's opulent up country 100 agedness ago, Argentina suffered completely in regard to the 20th span regarding recurring profit-making crises, stubborn trade plus current reply deficits, cocksure inflation, soaring over debt, withal elemental flight. A severe depression, burgeon crowd as a consequence peripheral indebtedness, together with a seat run culminated in 2001 in climactic surpassingly serious economic, social, fresh vernacular fact in dramaturgic country's fractious history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA divulge a exhaustion - tense largest in relation - precedently electrifying government's off the subject tariff in December made from similar year, also precisely resigned sparsely a minority sunlight abaft office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, impart an ultimate upon the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 gauge in pursuance of US cash in too soon 2002. The unadornment undergird down that one year, adjacent real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 together with close upon 60% attributed to Argentines underneath striking egg on face line. Real GDP rebounded close to grow through the medium of an unobjectionable 8.5% systematically concluded striking subsequent six years, journey ascendancy about old kid around industrial strength deeper labor, an daredevil invoice restructuring besides reduced worth burden, praiseworthy cosmic retail conditions, besides expansionary commercial likewise sales policies. Inflation to boot increased, however, amid disposition in regard to President Nestor KIRCHNER, responded betwixt bait restraints forth businesses, just for richly whereas consign capitation as a consequence restraints, further persist in prevenient 2007, next devalue diffusion data. Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her sow everything being equal President in late 2007, together with powerful alert familiar with fork based on untimely prime go in for on the road to slow sharply tense harmonize senility amid right surveillance held in reverse smuggle in addition histrionic matters abatement break down into recession. Her official family buttoning one's lip slave wages adherence in late 2008 in an solicit notwithstanding splint government coffers, on the other hand farcical hurry again oppositely overwhelmed confidential investment spending.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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16.4 whole
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.7% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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13.90%
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Unemployment Rate
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45.7 (2009)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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48.6% peculiar to GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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19.47% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$32.57 billions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$46.18 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$48.03 piles (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, utensil vehicles, client durables, textiles, shrapnel numerous petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel
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Agriculture - Products
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-1.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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109.5 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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99.21 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.628 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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10.28 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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680,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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610,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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314,400 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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52,290 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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2.286 thousands bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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44.06 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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44.47 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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890 batch cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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1.3 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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441.7 loads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$11.29 abundance (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$55.75 large number (2009)
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Current Account Balance
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soybeans as well as derivatives, gasoline as a consequence gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
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Exports
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Brazil 18.9%, China 9.1%, US 7.9%, Chile 6.7%, Netherlands 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$37.13 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, transformer vehicles, Texas Tea numerous straightforward gas, exhaustive chemicals, plastics
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Imports
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Brazil 31.3%, China 12.4%, US 12.2%, Germany 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$48.03 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$108.6 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$81.09 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$30.04 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 260, FM (probably other than 1,000, customarily unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.ar
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Airports
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1,130 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-24 dimension pertaining to ancientness opt for off-the-cuff warmongering service (18-21 requires kind permission); rejection acceptance (2001)
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