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    Introduction


    Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983, and numerous elections since then have underscored Argentina's progress in democratic consolidation.


    Location


    Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay


    Geographic coordinates


    34 00 S, 64 00 W


    Area


    total: 2,766,890 sq km land: 2,736,690 sq km water: 30,200 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US


    Land boundaries


    total: 9,665 km border countries: Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 km


    Coastline


    4,989 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 NM contiguous zone: 24 NM


    Climate


    mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest


    Terrain


    rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza)


    Natural resources


    fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium


    Land use


    arable land: 9.14% permanent crops: 0.8% other: 90.06% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    15,610 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding


    Environment - current issues


    environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution note: Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation


    Geography - note


    second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Cerro Aconcagua is South America's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere


    Population


    39,144,753 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Buenos Aires


    Phone Code


    +54


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