Argentina: Summary
Demographics |
Economy
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Geography |
Water |
| Population:
37.9 million Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French Religions: Nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% Ethnic Groups: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite groups 3% Life Expectancy: Male: 71; Female: 78 Human Development Index (2005): Value: 0.86; Rank: 34 Literacy Rate: Male: 97.20%; Female: 99.00% Gross Enrolment Ratio (2003): Male: 91%; Female: 99% |
Monetary Unit:
Argentine peso
(ARS) Exchange Rate: Argentine pesos per US dollar – 2.9003 (2003) GDP per capita: $11,200 (2003 est.) GDP per capita % growth: 1.7 (1990–2002) GDP % growth: -10.9 (2001–2002) Growth Competitiveness Index (2005): Value: 3.56; Rank: 72 Corruption Perceptions Index (2005): Value: 2.80; Rank: 97 |
Capital City:
Buenos Aires Area: 2,766,890 sq.km. Mean Temperature: 12.3 celcius Mean Precipitation: 2.7 mm/day Mean vapour pressure: 10.5 hPa Mean cloud cover: 47.6% |
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Geologic Disasters |
Natural Disasters
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| Average annual impacts
(1980-2005): Number killed: 0.23 Number injured: 53.85 Number made homeless: 10.19 Number affected: 4,198.65 |
Average annual impacts
(1980-2005): Number killed: 18.46 Number injured: 18,871.31 Number made homeless: 20.38 Number affected: 517,656.42 |
| Average annual impacts per
million
population (1980-2005): Number killed: 0.01 Number injured: 1.41 Number made homeless: 0.27 Number affected: 109.84 |
Average annual impacts per
million
population (1980-2005): Number killed: 0.48 Number injured: 493.68 Number made homeless: 0.53 Number affected: 13,541.98 |
| Damage costs (1980-2005): Average annual costs: US$ 0 Average annual costs (% GDP): 0.00% Average annual costs (% GDP per 100,000 km2 land area): 0.00% |
Damage costs (1980-2005): Average annual costs: US$ 382,700,385 Average annual costs (% GDP): 0.29% Average annual costs (% GDP per 100,000 km2 land area): 0.01% |
| Most significant disaster type by: Number killed: Earthquake Number affected: Volcano Damage costs: no data |
Most significant disaster type by: Number killed: Flood Number affected: Flood Damage costs: Flood |
| Key events: Earthquake (Mag. 5.9) - 26/1/1985: Deaths - 6; Injured - 238; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 45,238; Damage costs $0 Volcano (Mt Hudson) - 13/8/1991: Deaths - 0; Injured - 0; Homeless - 1,200; Total affected - 63,200; Damage costs $0 |
Key events: Epidemic (Diarrhoeal/Enteric) - 0/2/1992: Deaths - 67; Injured - 0; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 3,883; Damage costs $0 Flood - 1/1/1992: Deaths - 45; Injured - 0; Homeless - 2,000; Total affected - 2,000; Damage costs $250,000 |
Hydro-meteorological Disasters |
Natural Disaster Economic Losses
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| Average annual impacts
(1980-2005): Number killed: 15.65 Number injured: 18,817.46 Number made homeless: 10.19 Number affected: 513,308.42 |
Mean annual damage costs
(1980-2005): US$ 382,700,385 per year 0.29% of (2004) GDP per year 0.01% of (2004) GDP per year per 100,000 km2 land area |
| Average annual impacts per
million
population (1980-2005): Number killed: 0.41 Number injured: 492.27 Number made homeless: 0.27 Number affected: 13,428.24 |
Damage costs by disaster type
(1980-2005): Flood - 98%; Wild Fires - 1%; Wind Storm - 1% |
| Damage costs (1980-2005): Average annual costs: US$ 382,700,385 Average annual costs (% GDP): 0.29% Average annual costs (% GDP per 100,000 km2 land area): 0.01% |
Key events: Flood - 11/4/1998: Deaths - 19; Injured - 0; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 360,000; Damage costs $2,500,000,000 Flood - 0/10/1985: Deaths - 12; Injured - 0; Homeless - 56,000; Total affected - 206,000; Damage costs $1,300,000,000 |
| Most significant disaster type by: Number killed: Flood Number affected: Flood Damage costs: Flood |
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| Key events: Flood - 1/1/1992: Deaths - 45; Injured - 0; Homeless - 2,000; Total affected - 2,000; Damage costs $250,000,000 Flood - 1/5/1980: Deaths - 31; Injured - 0; Homeless - 0; Total affected - 36,000; Damage costs $0 |
Background: |
| In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata
declared
their
independence from Spain. Eventually, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay
went their own way, but the area that remained became Argentina. The
country's population and culture were subsequently heavily shaped by
immigrants from throughout Europe, but most particularly Italy and
Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to
1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history
was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between
conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions.
After World War II, an era 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 has persisted
despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe
economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the
resignation of several interim presidents. Successful negotiations with
the IMF allowed Argentina to sidestep some fiscal discipline measures
normally imposed in such circumstances. Since 2003, the government's
efforts to stem the crisis have led to rapid economic recovery. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2028.html |
Resources:
CIA World FactbookMaplecroft.NET Limited
EM-DAT (2006)
UNICEF/ WHO (2004)
World Bank (2005)
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