Capital: Buenos Aires
Population (million): 41.028
Total Area: 2,766,880km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 4.54 Peso (ARS)(2012)
National Holiday: May 25 - May Revolution; July 9 - Ind. Day
Language(s): Spanish

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 (Buenos Aires, federal capital city).

Head of State:
President Cristina Elisabet FERNÁNDEZ de Kirchner

Head of Government:
President Cristina Elisabet FERNÁNDEZ de Kirchner

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs & Worship: Héctor Marcos TIMERMAN
Economy and Public Finance: Hernán LORENZINO
Chief of Cabinet: Juan Manuel ABAL MEDINA

Main Political Parties:
Number of seats in the Senate [72] / Chamber [257]:Frente para la Victoria (President Fernandez de Kirchner’s alliance - mainly from the Justicialist Party [Peronist]) 32/116, Government allies from other parties: 6/17, Unión Cívica Radical (UCR) 17/38, Dissident Peronists (non-allies of the Frente para la Victoria) 9/27, Frente Amplio Progresista 4/22, PRO (Centre-Right) 0/11, Coalición Cívica (ARI) 2/6, Movimiento Proyecto Sur (Centre-Left) 0/3, Others 2/17.

Elections:
Next presidential in 2015, next congressional in October 2013.

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $299,827,769
Canadian imports from country: $2,220,442,749
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Argentina: (2011) $4553 million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Chargé d’affaires a.i. José Nestor URETA

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Gwyneth A. KUTZ