The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

(July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 32

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 25.6% (male 5,369,477/female 5,122,260)

      15–64 years: 63.5% (male 12,961,725/female 13,029,265)

      65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,819,057/female 2,611,800) (2010 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 30.3 years

      male: 29.2 years

      female: 31.3 years (2010 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      1.036% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 119

      Birth rate:

      17.75 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

      Death rate:

      7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 122

      Net migration rate:

      0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

      Urbanization:

      urban population: 92% of total population (2008)

      rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005–10 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.052 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female

      total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 11.11 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 148 male: 12.4 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 9.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 76.76 years country comparison to the world: 66 male: 73.52 years

      female: 80.17 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      2.33 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 101

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      0.5% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 72

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      120,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 42

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      7,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

      Major infectious diseases:

      degree of risk: intermediate

      food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A

      water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

      Nationality:

      noun: Argentine(s)

      adjective: Argentine

      Ethnic groups:

      white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%

      Religions:

      nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

      Languages:

      Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 97.2%

      male: 97.2%

      female: 97.2% (2001 census)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 16 years

      male: 15 years

      female: 17 years (2007)

      Education expenditures:

      4.9% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 71

      Government ::Argentina

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Argentine Republic

      conventional short form: Argentina

      local long form: Republica Argentina

      local short form: Argentina

      Government type:

      republic

      Capital:

      name: Buenos Aires

      geographic coordinates: 34 36 S, 58 40 W

      time difference: UTC-3 (3 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      daylight saving time: none scheduled for 2010

      Administrative divisions:

      23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 autonomous 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 (Tierra del Fuego), Tucuman

      note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica

      Independence:

      9 July 1816 (from Spain)

      National holiday:

      Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)

      Constitution:

      1 May 1853; amended many times starting in 1860

      Legal system:

      mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal and compulsory

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); Vice President Julio COBOS (since 10 December 2007); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

      head of government: President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); Vice President Julio COBOS (since 10 December 2007)

      cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 October 2007 (next election to be held in 2011)

      election results: Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER elected president; percent of vote - Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER 45%, Elisa CARRIO 23%, Roberto LAVAGNA 17%, Alberto Rodriguez SAA 8%

      Legislative branch:

      bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate (72 seats; members are elected by direct vote; presently one-third of the members elected every two years to serve six-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members are elected by direct vote; one-half of the members elected every two years to serve four-year terms)

      elections: Senate - last held on 28 June 2009 (next to be held in 2011); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 28 June 2009 (next to be held in 2011)

      election results: Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats