Geographic Location

Known world-wide for its sensual, lyrical, poetic and melancholic dance, the Argentina tango describes an important part of the cultural identity of its people. Its enormous surface of 3,77,497 sq km offers a variety of climates and landscape from tropical to polar. Located in southern South America its high snowy white peaks and rugged coast give it a sober commanding identity. Argentina is 2,766,8903,777,497 sq km and is the second largest country in South America. Its bordering countries are :

North :Bolivia and Paraguay
South and West :Chile and the Atlantic Ocean
East :Brazil, Uruguay and the Atlantic Ocean

Total surface of the Territory. -

3.761.274 Km² of which 2.791.810 Km² they correspond to American Continent and 969,464 Km² to the Antarctic Continent.
The capital is Buenos Aires.

Climate

Argentina has a variety of climates due to it being over 5,000km from north to south of widely varying elevations. Generally the climate is predominantly temperate with extremes ranging from subtropical in the north to subpolar in the far south. Northern Argentina is characterized as having very hot, humid summers with mild drier winters, and is subject to periodic droughts. Central Argentina has hot summers with thunderstorms (in western Argentina producing some of the world's largest hail), and cool winters. The southern regions have warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall, especially in mountainous zones. Higher elevations at all latitudes experience cooler conditions. From November through February southern Argentina experiences up to nineteen hours of daylight.

Currency

The monetary unit is the "Argentinean peso ($)"
CHANGE OF THE DOLLAR
USS 1.00 = $ 3,07 (approximately)

System of Government

In its article first, the National Constitution establishes that the Argentina Nation adopts for its government the Representative form, Republican and Federal. Republican because it is the town that has the power. Representative because those that govern are the representatives of the town. Federal because a central government for all the country exists, but each province conserves its autonomy and has an own government. As much in the national level as provincial three powers exist: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. Executive authority: The president and the vice-president are chosen by a period of four years by direct popular vote, in double return.

They can be reelected by only a consecutive period. They accompany a head by Cabinet (named by the president) and its ministers.To be able Legislative: The Senate Integra with three senators by province and three by the city of Buenos Aires, chosen in direct form and combines by six years, renewable by thirds every two years, corresponding two banks to the political party with most of votes and the rest to the party that follows to him. The House of Representatives is integrated by 257 members chosen in direct form by four years and reeligible, renewable by half each biennium.

To be able Judicial: Supreme Court of Justice integrated by nine ministers, federal cameras of appeal, federal camera of penal abrogation and judges.Provinces: Politically, the national territory is divided in 23 provinces and the Independent City of Buenos Aires, capital of the republic. Each province and the city of Buenos Aires chooses by direct suffrage its provincial governor and legislators. Also, its administration of Justice organizes and maintains.