ARGENTINA
Published on Feb 04, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ARGENTINA
En unión y libertad
pre-colonization
- first inhabited 15 thousand years ago
- nomadic peoples
- Guarani slash and burn farming techniques
Colonization
- Spanish colonial history
- 1580, first successful settlement by Spain's Juan de Garay
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population
- population of 43 million
- 32nd most populous country
- 97% white, 3% mestizo, indigenous, & other
Argentina has a current population estimated to be at about 43 million people. It ranks as the 32nd most populous country and comprises .58% of the world population
Geopgraphy
- Second largest country in Latin America
- Borders Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay
Argentina follows Brasil as the second largest country in Latin America. It shares borders with Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay.
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Government
- federal system
- popular vote presidential election every four years
- 9-seat supreme court
- president: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Argentina has a federal system and the democracy is ruled by a constitution that was first developed in 1853 and has been revised several times through various government regimes
the presidential election takes place every four years through popular vote
there are 72 senators, 3 from each province plus Buenos Aires and the country has a 9 member supreme court
the presidential election takes place every four years through popular vote
there are 72 senators, 3 from each province plus Buenos Aires and the country has a 9 member supreme court
President Fernandez
- wife of former president
- 2nd female president
- left-wing Justicialist Party
- "Peronist"
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Profile
- GDP 777 billion
- 4.3% GDP growth
- $18749 per capita
- 10.6% inflation
- 7 million living on $5/day
- EFI 44.1
- 169th freest
Imports
Exports
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Foreign Direct Investment
- Foreign direct investment is an investment made in one country by a multinational corporation based out of another
- differs from other type of investments, such as portfolio investment
FDI in Argentina
- FDI stock ranks fourth in LA
- 6th in FDI inflow
- US, Spain, & France main FDI
- Current FDI 9.1 billion USD
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FDI: Chevron
- oil industry has highest FDI
- nationalization led to apprhension
- 2nd largest shale gas 4th largest shale oil
- Chevron thinks reward is worth the risk
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FDI: Chevron
- largest oil industry FDI
- 15 billion deal
- export 20% w/o tariffs
Photo by Rainforest Action Network
