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The National Anthem of Argentina

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Introduction Argentina


Geography Argentina
Geographic coordinates:
34 00 S, 64 00 W
Map references:
South America
total: 2,766,890 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 30,200 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Land boundaries:
total: 9,665 km
4,989 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources:
Land use:
arable land: 12.31%
permanent crops: 0.48%
other: 87.21% (2001)
Irrigated land:
15,610 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
Environment - current issues:
Environment - international agreements:
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note:
People Argentina
39,537,943 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.6% (male 5,170,721/female 4,938,171)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 12,626,711/female 12,627,026)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 1,712,117/female 2,463,197) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 29.42 years
male: 28.52 years
female: 30.4 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.98% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
16.9 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.56 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 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
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.91 years
male: 72.17 years
female: 79.85 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.19 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.7% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
130,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,500 (2003 est.)
noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine
Ethnic groups:
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)
Government Argentina
Country name:
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina
Government type:
Buenos Aires
Administrative divisions:
note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica
9 July 1816 (from Spain)
National holiday:
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)
1 May 1853; revised August 1994
Legal system:
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch:
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 27 April 2003 (next election to be held NA 2007)
Legislative branch:
elections: Senate - last held intermittently by province during the 2nd half of 2003 (next to be held NA 2005); Chamber of Deputies - last held intermittently by province during the 2nd half of 2003 (next to be held NA 2005)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA%; seats by bloc or party - PJ 41, UCR 16, provincial parties 15; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA%; seats by bloc or party - PJ 133, UCR 46, IF 23, ARI 11, Socialist 6, other/provincial parties 38
Judicial branch:
Political parties and leaders:
Action for the Republic or AR [Domingo CAVALLO]; Alternative for a Republic of Equals or ARI [Elisa CARRIO]; Federal Recreate Movement or RECREAR [Ricardo LOPEZ MURPHY]; Front for a Country in Solidarity or Frepaso (a four-party coalition) [Dario Pedro ALESSANDRO]; Interbloque Federal or IF (a broad coalition of approximately 12 parties including RECREAR) [leader NA]; Justicialist Party or PJ (Peronist umbrella political organization) [leader NA]; Radical Civic Union or UCR [Angel ROZAS]; Socialist Party or PS [Ruben GIUSTINIANI]; Union For All [Patricia BULLRICH]; several provincial parties
Political pressure groups and leaders:
Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA); Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association); business organizations; Central of Argentine Workers or CTA (a radical union for employed and unemployed workers); General Confederation of Labor or CGT (Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization); Peronist-dominated labor movement; Roman Catholic Church; students
International organization participation:
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Octavio BORDON
chancery: 1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 238-6400
FAX: [1] (202) 332-3171
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Lino GUTIERREZ
embassy: Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires
telephone: [54] (11) 5777-4533
FAX: [54] (11) 5777-4240
Flag description:

Argentine National Anthem

Himno Nacional Argentino

"Marcha de la Patria" (March of the Fatherland)

The lyrics of the Himno Nacional Argentino (the national anthem of Argentina) were written by Vicente López y Planes under the name of Marcha Patriótica, and the music was composed by Blas Parera.This song was adopted as the national anthem in May 11, 1813, three years before the formal declaration of independence from Spain. The 11th of May is, therefore, the Anthem Day in Argentina.

Argentina exercised self-rule since 1810 and declared independence from Spain in 1816, but this was formally recognized by Spain only in 1863. The fact that the lyrics were written while Argentina was at war with Spain explain the vivid attacks against this country in it. However, a shorter version was adopted on 2 August 1924, consisting of only the first verse and the chorus, which are not as provocative.

Its performance is mandatory in all official events and the attendance is expected to stand up and sing it. Radio broadcasters voluntarily perfom the Anthem at midnight, while TV channels do so before closing down its daily transmission. On national holidays, it is mandatory to perfom the Anthem at midnight and noon.

Argentine National Anthem
Himno Nacional Argentino

Oíd, mortales, el grito sagrado:
"¡Libertad, libertad, libertad!"
Oíd el ruido de rotas cadenas,
ved en trono a la noble igualdad.
Ya su trono dignísimo abrieron
las Provincias Unidas del Sud
y los libres del mundo responden:
"Al gran pueblo argentino, ¡salud!
Al gran pueblo argentino, ¡salud!"
Y los libres del mundo responden:
"Al gran pueblo argentino, ¡salud!"

Sean eternos los laureles
que supimos conseguir,
que supimos conseguir.
Coronados de gloria vivamos...
¡o juremos con gloria morir!,
¡o juremos con gloria morir!,
¡o juremos con gloria morir!

(translation in English)

Mortals! Hear the sacred cry;
Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!
Hear the noise of broken chains.
See noble Equality enthroned.
The United Provinces of the South
Have now displayed their very honorable throne.
And the free peoples of the world reply;
We salute the great people of Argentina!
And the free peoples of the world reply;
We salute the great people of Argentina!
(repeat previous two lines)

May the laurels be eternal
That we knew how to win.
Let us live crowned with glory,
Or swear to die gloriously.
(repeat three times)

Economy Argentina
Economy - overview:
Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Over the past decade, however, the country has suffered problems of inflation, external debt, capital flight, and budget deficits. Growth in 2000 was a negative 0.8%, as both domestic and foreign investors remained skeptical of the government's ability to pay debts and maintain the peso's fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. The economic situation worsened in 2001 with the widening of spreads on Argentine bonds, massive withdrawals from the banks, and a further decline in consumer and investor confidence. Government efforts to achieve a "zero deficit," to stabilize the banking system, and to restore economic growth proved inadequate in the face of the mounting economic problems. The peso's peg to the dollar was abandoned in January 2002, and the peso was floated in February; the exchange rate plunged and real GDP fell by 10.9% in 2002, but by mid-year the economy had stabilized, albeit at a lower level. GDP expanded by more than 8% in 2003 and again in 2004, with unemployment falling and inflation remaining in single digits.
purchasing power parity - $483.5 billion (2004 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
8.3% (2004 est.)
GDP - per capita:
purchasing power parity - $12,400 (2004 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 10.6%
industry: 35.9%
services: 53.5% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
18.3% of GDP (2004 est.)
Population below poverty line:
44.3% (June 2004)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
6.1% (2004 est.)
Labor force:
15.04 million (2004 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Unemployment rate:
14.8% (2004 est.)
revenues: $29.15 billion
expenditures: $26.84 billion, including capital expenditures of NA (2004 est.)
Public debt:
118% of GDP (June 2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
Industrial production growth rate:
12% (2004 est.)
Electricity - production:
81.39 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 52.2%
hydro: 40.8%
nuclear: 6.7%
other: 0.2% (2001)
Electricity - consumption:
81.65 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports:
2.818 billion kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports:
8.775 billion kWh (2002)
Oil - production:
755,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:
486,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - exports:
Oil - imports:
Oil - proved reserves:
2.9 billion bbl (2004 est.)
Natural gas - production:
37.15 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
31.1 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
6.05 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
768 billion cu m (2004)
Current account balance:
$5.473 billion (2004 est.)
$33.78 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:
Exports - partners:
Brazil 16.5%, Chile 10.9%, US 10.2%, China 8.5%, Spain 4.5% (2004)
$22.06 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
Imports - partners:
Brazil 27%, US 20%, Germany 6.6%, China 4.6%, France 4.2%, Italy 4.1% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$19.47 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$157.7 billion (2004 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$10 billion (2001 est.)
Argentine peso (ARS)
Currency code:
Exchange rates:
Argentine pesos per US dollar - 2.9233 (2004), 2.9006 (2003), 3.0633 (2002), 0.9995 (2001), 0.9995 (2000)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Argentina
Telephones - main lines in use:
8,009,400 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
6.5 million (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: by opening the telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment with the "Telecommunications Liberalization Plan of 1998," Argentina encouraged the growth of modern telecommunication technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; the major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is being improved; however, telephone density is presently minimal, and making telephone service universally available will take time
international: country code - 54; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); Atlantis II and Unisur submarine cables; two international gateways near Buenos Aires (1999)
Internet country code:
Internet hosts:
742,358 (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
33 (2000)
Internet users:
4.1 million (2002)
Transportation Argentina
total: 34,091 km (167 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 10,375 km 1.000-m gauge; 237 km 0.750-m gauge (2004)
total: 215,471 km
paved: 63,348 km (including 734 km of expressways)
unpaved: 152,123 km (1999)
11,000 km (2004)
gas 27,166 km; liquid petroleum gas 41 km; oil 3,668 km; refined products 2,945 km; unknown (oil/water) 13 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Comodoro Rivadavia, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Necochea, Rio Gallegos, Rosario, Santa Fe, Ushuaia
Merchant marine:
total: 26 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 149,007 GRT/212,620 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Chile 1, Uruguay 1)
registered in other countries: 23 (2005)
1,334 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 144
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 26
1,524 to 2,437 m: 62
914 to 1,523 m: 44
under 914 m: 8 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1,190
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 50
914 to 1,523 m: 569
under 914 m: 567 (2004 est.)
Transnational Issues Argentina
Disputes - international:
Illicit drugs:
used as a transshipment country for cocaine headed for Europe and the US; some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; domestic consumption of drugs in urban centers is increasing
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