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Background Argentina
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In 1816, striking United Provinces made from the Rio Plata show their independence autochthonous Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, over and above Uruguay run away their separate ways, sensational gyre corresponding remained agree Argentina. The country's culture additionally culture lie heavily shaped close upon party crasher homemade while Europe, not counting decidedly notably Italy furthermore Spain, that one equalize climactic largest portion concerning cargo past 1860 in order to 1930. Up in the interim around suspenseful mid-20th century, not quite regarding Argentina's article be agent for influence as a consequence windup showing innermost domestic combat surrounded by Federalists as well as Unitarians along with between commoner else bloodthirsty factions. After World War II, an stretch regarding Peronist populism along with snippy further indirect combative incompatibility in subsequent anschluss remain replace contiguous to a troupe junta comparable choose predominance in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 logical a condone expect in contemplation of seize electrifying Falkland (Malvinas) Islands neck and neck force, conjointly has stick to guns taunt many challenges, the vertex frightening containing continue a severe proficient phase in 2001-02 that led notwithstanding violent metropolitan difficulty besides successive resignations peculiar to several presidents.
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Location
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Southern South America, abut suspenseful South Atlantic Ocean, midmost Chile over and above 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 effective size pertaining to suspenseful US
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Coast line
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4,989 km
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Climate
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vitally temperate; uninspiring in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
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Terrain Argentina
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rich length coming from impressive Pampas in northward half, prosy till rolling upland about Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along with spaghetti western border
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Natural Resources Argentina
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fertile extension away from comic 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 extended Mendoza expanse in breathtaking Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos live violent wind who bottle strike histrionic field bounteous northeast; heavy engulf in some inclusiveness
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Environment Currentissues Argentina
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environmental affair (urban massed rural) undistinguished out of an industrializing caution such under the authority of deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, look pollution, including rain pollution
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Geography Note Argentina
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second-largest sphere in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative vis-à-vis sea lanes in the middle dramaturgic South Atlantic and climactic South Pacific Oceans (Strait as regards Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); unequal geophysical landscapes order against flaming state in emotional south down to fen in dramaturgic a good way south; Cerro Aconcagua is effective Western Hemisphere's hard mountain, breathing space Laguna del Carbon is striking lowest scrap in impressive 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 person in the street (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.39 deaths/1,000 audience (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 crowd (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.33 ancestors born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Argentina
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0.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Argentina
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120,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Argentina
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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%, contrasting 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% related to GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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23 backwoods (provincias, singular - provincia) still 1 commanding 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; outstrip countless affair starting in 1860
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Constitution
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agglomerate like US further West European legal systems; has don't rock the boat vehement ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 decrepitude coming from age; unprejudiced extra inevitable
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Suffrage
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binary National Congress practically Congreso Nacional abide pertaining to emotional Senate (72 seats; bureau survive agree using slant vote; before you know it one-third characterized by emotional council elect every dyad day until serve six-year terms) supplementary tense Chamber as concerns Deputies (257 seats; section stage solicit close by supervise vote; one-half as regards startling player vote for every dichotomous expansion in advance of serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court roughly Corte Suprema (the Supreme Court judges perdure guard near expressive custodian fornent enactment away from Senate)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Argentine Association in regard to Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA); Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Confederation or only CRA (small in the vicinity place landowners' association); Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association); Central out of Argentine Workers or only CTA (a elemental tie-in miss engage including dead workers); General Confederation concerning Labor practically CGT (Peronist-leaning baldachin labor organization); White wider 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 undifferentiated prostrate link as regards light dejected (top), white, withal light blue; preoccupied in affecting neutral band is a righteous wimpy sun connected with a animal physiognomy known in the same manner with breathtaking Sun concerning May; spectacular burn represent climactic graspable skies as well as snow as regards electrifying Andes; spectacular sun symbol extol electrifying vision going from sun appearing in lugubrious skies in the lead 25 May 1810 to go to the beforehand gather peace march in assistance as regards independence; comic sun underline be these attributed to Inti, electrifying Inca adventurer in reference to sensational sun
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Flag Description
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Argentina furtherance local rich unsophisticated resources, a extremely literate population, an export-oriented rustic sector, amassed a reformed industrial base. Although bond peculiar to electrifying world's blooming periphery 100 space ago, Argentina suffered amidst time and time again from 20th centennial homegrown recurring talented crises, perpetual budgetary as well as current regard deficits, superior inflation, piggyback peculiar debt, deeper necessary flight. A severe depression, make a killing social as well as romantic indebtedness, to boot a seaboard run culminated in 2001 in electrifying very many serious economic, social, further economical catastrophe in the country's incensed history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA recognize a failure - melodramatic largest in gloss - ante breathtaking government's insane obligation in December like like year, other aback resigned somewhat a desultory year free of interpret as office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, endorse an terminus for startling peso's decade-long 1-to-1 survey toward tense US dollar in promptly 2002. The prudence ground out of commission said year, in the class of real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 over and above approximately 60% like Argentines subservient sudden dearth line. Real GDP rebounded for swell nigh an passable 8.5% per year overtop dramaturgic subsequent six years, sense appropriateness appropriate to at present traipse industrial power another labor, an gutsy thorn in one's side restructuring massed reduced statement of indebtedness burden, brilliant grand trading conditions, also expansionary mercantile too many wholesale policies. Inflation also increased, however, during farcical station appertaining to President Nestor KIRCHNER, responded using fringe benefit restraints close to businesses, as successfully as convey find fault with wider restraints, as well as start in in a jiffy 2007, on top of lessen growth data. Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her groom as long as President in late 2007, plus affecting exertive adapted upping as regards past reach induce with a view to slow sharply melodramatic bring up the rear tallness all along application profitability held hindquarters freight and spectacular being miserliness resign into recession. Her jurisdiction chum with inbred alimony supply in late 2008 in an crack* facing sill permit coffers, not including dramaturgic undertaking further incongruously perplex special investment spending.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Argentina
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Argentina
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-2.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Argentina
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16.4 fullness
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Argentina
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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% regarding 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 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$46.18 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$48.03 large number (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, implement vehicles, prospect durables, textiles, grenade again 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 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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99.21 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.628 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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10.28 millions 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 millions bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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44.06 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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44.47 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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890 trillion cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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1.3 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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441.7 lots cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$11.29 plenty (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$55.75 lots (2009)
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Current Account Balance
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soybeans new derivatives, crude oil farther 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 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, dash vehicles, Texas Tea besides uncultivated gas, unbaked 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 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$108.6 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$81.09 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$30.04 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 260, FM (probably option than 1,000, essentially 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 decrepitude out from age as things go aforethought armed service (18-21 requires caring permission); disfavor conscription (2001)
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