Country Trading Profiles Argentina

Political outline | Living conditions | Useful resources | Communications

Political outline

Executive Power: Executive power is held by the President of the Argentine nation. It is his/her responsibility to respond to national interests.
The President is the supreme head of the country, head of government, the politician responsible for the general administration of the country and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The president is elected by universal suffrage for four years and can be re-elected for two consecutive terms of office. The vice-president is elected with him/her. The president appoints the Council of Ministers.
Argentina has 23 provinces and 1 autonomous federal district, which have retained some powers which do not belong to the federal government. They elect their own legislators and provincial governors.
Legislative Power: The legislative power is composed of a two-chamber parliament: a lower chamber, the Chamber of Deputies elected for 4 years by direct universal suffrage, and an upper chamber, the Senate elected for 6 years also by direct universal suffrage.
The parliament is called Congreso Nacional (National Congress).
Main political parties: The country has two large political parties: the PJ (Partido Justicialista, also called the Peronist Party) and the UCR (Civic Radical Union). Traditionally, the UCR has a more middle class, urban electorate, and the PJ an electorate of workers. But today both parties have a wider electoral base. The smaller parties, like the center-right PRO (Republican Initiative for Alliance) occupy different positions in the political spectrum, and some are only active in a few provinces.
Current political leaders: President : Cristina FERNANDEZ de KIRCHNER (since 2007)
Vice President: Amado BOUDOU (since 10 December 2011)
Next election dates: Presidential elections:october 2011
Chamber of Deputies and Senate:october 2011

Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions: There are no vaccination requirements for international journeys. The risk of malaria is only in its mild form P.vivax; the risk is low and limited to rural areas along the borders with Bolivia (plains of the provinces of Salta and Jujuy) and Paraguay (plains of the provinces of Corrientes and Misiones). The recommended prevention in areas of risk is CHL (chloroquine).
Guard against traveler's diarrhea (Turista). Highest risk foods are prepared dishes which are later eaten cold; seafood, meat, fish which are undercooked or badly cooked, and raw vegetables as well as fruits you have not peeled yourself are also taking a risk. Drinking water must be boiled and filtered or drunk from sealed bottles.
If an accident occurs on the public highway, the injured person is automatically taken to the emergency department of a public hospital, where the first aid is basic. It is then up to the injured person to have himself transferred to a private clinic, with the agreement of his insurance company.
International hospitals: Hospital Alemán (German hospital)

Hospital italiano (Italian hospital)
For further information on sanitary conditions: World Health Organization website (WHO)
For further information on safety conditions: The advice to travelers of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Current Travel Warnings of the US State Department
Contact your Embassy: Embassy of Greece in Argentina
Arenales 1658 Cap Federal 1061, B Aires
Phone: (005411) 48114811, 48110513, 48110768
Fax : 48162600
gremb.bay@mfa.gr http://americalatina.gr/php/articles.php?lng=gr&pg=289

Emergency numbers

Emergency medical services	107
Police	911
Firemen	100

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference: It is %T:%M %A in Buenos Aires (GMT-2 (southern summer), GMT-3 (southern winter))
Summer time period: Summer time from January to March.

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

The climate varies enormously depending on whether you are in the south, Ushuaïa with its polar climate, or in the north, in the province of Chaco, with its equatorial climate.

Average temperatures in Buenos Aires are from 17°C to 29°C in January and from 5°C to 14°C in June.

For further information: Consult the Argentine meteorological service website

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation: Hostel (Hotels and Resorts of Argentina) Specialized agencies or Internet Argentina BnB (Directory of accommodation in Argentina) Estancias Argentinas.com
To find an apartment: Maure Inmobiliaria (rental and sales)
Alquiler Buenos Aires (furnished rentals)
Tucasargentina.com (rental and sales)

Mundo Anuncio (small ads)
Immeubles Clarin (small ads)
To find a job: CompuTrabajo Argentina
Bumeran.com
Opcionempleo

Communications

Telephone codes: To make a call from Argentina to Greece: dial 00 (or +) 30
To make a call to in Argentina from Greece: dial 00 (or +) +54
Mobile telephone standards: GSM, GPRS, 3G
Internet suffix: .com.ar

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