Transcript Argentina - Net Start Class

Argentina
A country report by:
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I. Demographics
300,000,000
300,000,000
250,000,000
200,000,000
150,000,000
100,000,000
Population
39,921,833
50,000,000
0
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United States
I. Demographics (cont.)
16
14.7
14
12
10
8
6.69
6
4
2
0
Argentina
United States
Infant Mortality
Rate per 1000
live births
I. Demographics (cont.)
80
70
75.48
77.4
60
50
40
Life Expectancy
30
20
10
0
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United States
I. Demographics (cont.)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
96.2
97
Literacy Rate
Argentina
United States
I. Demographics (cont.)
0.70%
0.70%
0.60%
0.50%
0.60%
0.40%
HIV/AIDS Rate
0.30%
0.20%
0.10%
0.00%
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United States
Argentina 1950
Argentina 2000
Argentina 2050
Demographic Transition
• Argentina’s population is in Stage 4:
– No or negative population growth
II. Geography
• Area:
–2,766,890 sq km
• Borders
–Chile, Bolivia,
Paraguay, Brazil,
and Uruguay
II. Geography
(cont.)
• Climate is from subtropical (in the north)
to sub-artic (in the
south)
– Moderate rainfall
– Usually between 41ºF to
84ºF
• Terrain is flat plains or
rolling hills with
mountains to the west
http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com
III. History
• 1816
• Independence
from Spain
III. History (cont.)
• Juan Perón
• President from
1946 to 1955
• And again from
1973 to 1974
• Founded
political party
http://www.falange.org/peron.htm
III. History (cont.)
• Eva Perón
• Wife of Juan
Perón
• Made Juan Perón
popular
• Inspired musical
‘Evita’
http://www.falkoliebtdich.de/evita.htm
III. History (cont.)
• Falkland Island
War – 1982
• Argentina took
Falkland Islands
from the UK
• The UK took
them back
http://jove.prohosting.com/~sinking
/falklands.shtml
III. History (cont.)
• Carlos Menem
President from
1989 to 1999
• Economy
recovered under
Menem
• Investigated for
corruption
http://www.carlosmenem.com/conteni
dos.asp?seccion=1
IV. Government
• President: Cristina
Fernández de Kirchner
• Elected in 2007
• Head of State and Head
of Government
• Her husband is Néstor
Kirchner
– He was president from
2003 to 2007
– She was a Senator in her
own right before he
became president
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm
?story_id=10063795
IV. Government (cont.)
• Legislature:
National Congress
• Senate – 72 Seats
• Chamber of
Deputies – 257
Seats
http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/faculty/
Jacobs/argentina.htm
IV. Economics
50%
30%
20%
Agriculture
Industry
Services
IV. Economics (cont.)
• Per capita GDP - $13,700
• Argentina is a a developing country (inbetween), because it still has a high % of
its workforce in agriculture, and its per
capital GDP is under $15,000
Make sure you tell me if the economy is
Developed, Undeveloped, or In-Between
V. Culture
• Language
• Spanish (Official)
• Also English, Italian, German
and French.
V. Culture (cont.)
Religion
92%
Roman Catholic
Protestant
Jewish
Other
4%
2%
2%
VII. Major Issues
• The Economy is one of Argentina’s major
problems
– Argentina was deep in debt in 2002
– President Kirchner improved the economy,
but made a lot of countries angry
• Missed some debt payments
– His wife (the new president)
needs to keep it up, but to
be on time with foreign
creditors
Sources Cited
"Argentina." CIA - World Factbook (2008). Web. 10 Oct 2008.
<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html>.
"Argentina: Country Overview." World Geography: Understanding a Changing
World. ABC-CLIO, 2008. Web. 10 Oct. 2008. <http://worldgeography.abcclio.com/Topics/Display/9>
"Argentina." Population Pyramids of the World - 1950-2050 (2010): n.pag. Web.
20 Mar 2012. <http://populationpyramid.net/>.