Argentina

Argentina / is a country in South America, bordered by Chile to the west and south, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast. Argentina claims sovereignty over Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands

Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world by area, and the largest among the Spanish speaking countries. Argentina is a founding member of the United Nations, and a member of: Mercosur, the Union of South American States, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization, and it is one of the Group of 15 and the Group of 20 largest economies. Argentina is a regionally recognized power and a centrist power, and it is the third largest economy in Latin America, with a very high ranking in the Human Development Index

Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly educated population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Argentina's economic performance has been uneven throughout history, with high economic growth alternating with severe recessions, especially since the late twentieth century, since rates of misallocation and poverty increased. As recently as the twentieth century, Argentina had one of the highest levels of per capita GDP in the world, equal to Canada and Australia, and surpassed France and Italy. The currency in Argentina depreciated nearly 50% in 2018 to more than 38 Argentine pesos per US dollar and since that year, it has been within the IMF reserve program. And in 2019, it saw a further 25% drop

Argentina ranks fifth in nominal GDP per capita among Latin American countries and the highest in purchasing power. Analysts point out that the country has a strong foundation for future growth due to its market size, levels of foreign direct investment, its proportion of high-tech exports and its share of the total output of manufactured goods, which are classified by investors as being from the middle emerging economies

Tourism in Argentina is distinguished by its cultural offerings and its abundant and varied natural assets. The country had 5,280,000 visitors in 2010, ranking in terms of international tourist numbers as the highest destination in South America, and second in Latin America after Mexico. Revenue from international tourists was $ 4.93 billion in 2010, up from $ 3.96 billion in 2009. The country's capital, Buenos Aires, is the most visited city in South America

Argentina is a federation of 23 provinces and one independent city, Buenos Aires. The governorates are divided, for administrative purposes, into departments and municipalities, with the exception of Buenos Aires, which is divided into parties. The city of Buenos Aires itself is divided into Shabiyat. The provinces have full power, they have the option to give them to the federal government, and they must have representatives and not conflict with the constitution. And what comes after that, they have complete independence in enacting their own laws and they have the freedom to form their own government and to own and manage all their financial capabilities, so each province has its own laws and its own legislation, as well as a supreme court, governor and an independent police force

In eight governorates there is a bicameral parliament formed by a higher council (the senator) and a lower house (the representatives) and the rest of the fifteen governorates and the capital has a one-chamber parliament. Buenos Aires is a federal suburb, but its organization is similar to that of provinces: it has its own constitution and has an elected mayor and representatives in the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the event of secession, rebellion, occupation of lands, or any act against the laws of the republic over any federal province or capital, Congress has the authority to declare federal intervention in the affected area even in the absence of official permission from the affected parties

When Congress is on recess and because of it, it has not reached a decision, the president has the right to announce intervention, and this executive decision may be overridden by Congress as soon as the parliamentary chambers convene. As soon as the intervention is announced, the government of the affected region will immediately be dissolved in part or in full based on the congressional or presidential decision that was declared pursuant to the intervention. The president appoints a representative or an intervene, who is a person who performs the service until the state of emergency ends

Since 1983, intervention has taken place in four provinces: Catamarca Prefecture, Corrientes Province (twice), Santiago del Estero Prefecture (twice) and Tucuman Prefecture. During the twentieth century, some provinces were traditionally controlled by one family (eg: the Saadi family in Catamarca and the Spagh family in Neuquen). In one case, until 2009, the County of San Luis had been ruled without interruption by the Rodriguez SA family since 1983