Argentina
Missionaries
Ray and Margi Bradbury
• website: http://www.wnministries.org
• Involvement: Planting “The Potterʼs Hands Christian Center” church in the Congreso district of Buenos Aires
• City: Bueno Aries
Stefan and Barbara Sos
• Website: http://www.sos-ministries.org
• email: sosstefan777@aol.com
Official Title: Argentine Republic
General Information
Capital: Buenos Aires Population (million): 39.356 Total Area: 2,766,880 km2 Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.92 Peso (ARS)(2007) National Holiday: July 9 - Independence Day Language(s): Spanish
Political Information
Type of State: Republic
Type of Government: Constitutional democracy. Presidential system. Legislative Branch: Bicameral National Congress consists of the Senate (72 members, elected by direct vote for 6-year terms) and Chamber of Deputies (257 members, elected by direct vote for 4-year terms). Judicial branch: The Supreme Court is currently composed by 7 judges appointed by the president with approval by the Senate. Administrative divisions: 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city (federal capital city).
Head of State: President Cristina Elisabet FERNÁNDEZ de Kirchner
Head of Government: President Cristina Elisabet FERNÁNDEZ de Kirchner
Ministers: For. Aff., Int. Trade and Worship: Jorge TAIANA Economy and Production: Carlos FERNÁNDEZ Chief of Cabinet: Sergio Tomás MASSA
Main Political Parties: Number of seats in the Senate [72] /Chamber [257] seats: Frente para la Victoria (President Fernandez de Kirchner's alliance - mainly from the Justicialist Party (Peronist)) 44/160 Other Peronists non-allies of the Frente para la Victoria 4/10 Unión Cívica Radical 9/30 Civic Coalition 5/31 Centre-Right parties 10/15 Others 0/11
Elections: President and VP: 4 year terms. Last: 2007; next: 2011 Senate: 1/3 every 2 years; Chamber of Deputies: 1/2 every 2 years; last congress.:28 Oct. 2007
Economic Information
Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for 2007. If listed as '0' or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.
GDP: ($ billion) 279.57
GDP per capita: ($) 7104
GDP growth rate: (%) 9.3
Inflation: (%) 8.83
Unemployment: (%) 0
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports to country: $255,408,312 Canadian imports from country: $472,555,301 FDI in Canada:$ 119 million CDI in Argentina:$ 2503 million
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada: Ambasador Arturo Guillermo BOTHAMLEY
Canadian Representation Abroad: Ambassador Timothy Martin
