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Argentina: Country Facts
| Official
name: |
Argentine Republic |
| Head of State: |
President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May
2003) |
| Head of Government: |
President Nestor KIRCHNER
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| Independence: |
9 July 1816 (from Spain) |
| National Holiday |
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810) |
| Government Type: |
Republic |
| Area: |
2,766,890 square km |
| Population: |
37,384,816 (2001) |
| Capital: |
Buenos Aires |
| Official language: |
Spanish |
| Currency: |
Argentine peso (ARS) |
| Industries: |
food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles,
chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel |
| Balance of Trade: |
US$7.51 billion (2005); US$13.4 billion (12 months to Jul
2005) |
| GDP per capita: |
$14,900 (2005 est.) |
| GDP real growth: |
8.5% (2005 est.) |
| Unemployment: |
10.00% (2005) |
| Inflation: |
10.00% (2005) |
| Foreign
debt: |
US$155.00 billion |
| Economic Aid Recipient: |
IMF offer of $13.7 billion (January 2001)
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