On Argentina

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Type of Government: Republic
Head of State: President Cristina FERNÁNDEZ DE KIRCHNER
Head of Government: President Cristina FERNÁNDEZ DE KIRCHNER
Foreign Minister: Jorge TAIANA
Population: 40,677,348 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 2.8 million sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $523.7 billion (2007 Estimate)
Per capita PPP: $13,300 (2007 Estimate)
Government Website: www.presidencia.gov.ar
Ambassador to the U.S: Hector Marcos TIMERMAN
Washington Embassy Address:
2311 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Jose Luis PEREZ GABILONDO
Washington Embassy Website: www.embassyofargentina.us
U.S. Ambassador to Argentina: Earl Anthony WAYNE
U.S. Embassy Website in Argentina: argentina.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.