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Argentina, officially Spanish República Argentina [-arxen-], German Argentine Republic, second largest state in South America with (2018) 44.5 million residents; The capital is Buenos Aires.

• USAERS: Modern history of Argentina from World War I to today, covering all major events on politics, economy, society, and technology.

Industry

The share of industry in GDP is 26.7% (2016). In addition to Buenos Aires and the neighboring province of Buenos Aires, the industrial centers are the provinces of Santa Fe, Córdoba and Mendoza. In the industrial sector, there has been a qualitative shift from the light and consumer goods industry (especially food and beverages) to the chemical, petroleum, iron, steel and electrical industries as well as to mechanical and (motor) vehicle construction. Up until the end of the 1960s, the main task of the manufacturing industry was to supply the domestic market and to reduce dependence on imports (import-substituted industrialization through credit subsidies as well as tariffs and quantity quotas for imported goods). The liberalization and opening of the world market initially led to a revival of industrial activities, with the products increasingly being sold within Mercosur.

Service sector

The service sector has expanded particularly in the banking, insurance, intermediate trade and public sectors. With a share of (2016) 65.8% of GDP.

Tourism: Tourism (especially the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, Iguaçu waterfalls, Bariloche ski area) continues to gain in importance. Inland tourism predominates; there were also 5.9 million foreign visitors (mainly from Chile, Brazil and Uruguay). Check handbagpicks to see Argentina Tour Plan.

Natural resources

Most of Argentina’s raw material deposits have not yet been developed. The economically most important natural resources are oil and natural gas. However, due to dwindling deposits, oil production in particular has been declining for years; With energy consumption rising at the same time, Argentina is no longer able to meet domestic demand from its own sources. Other natural resources such as lead, zinc, silver, gold, lithium, copper, tin, iron, cobalt and uranium are only used to a limited extent. It is hoped that the mining laws reformed in 1993 (including favoring foreign investments) will stimulate development.

Energy industry

Electricity generation is (2017) 108.8 billion kWh; electrical energy is mainly generated by thermal power plants (64%), hydropower plants (29%) and from nuclear power (5%); 2% is accounted for by renewable energies such as biogas plants, solar and wind power plants. The largest hydropower plant is the Yacyretá power plant, completed in 1995, on Paraná between Argentina and Paraguay (reservoir of 1,600 km ²). The expansion of the hydropower plants on the Paraná is being massively promoted. In 1974, the first nuclear power plant in a Latin American country went into operation in Atucha am Paraná (a second reactor block was added in 2014), and in 1983 the second nuclear power plant in Río Tercero went online.

Transportation

Transportation is well developed. The railway network, the densest and largest in South America, was created at the end of the 19th century, primarily to transport agricultural export products to the ports (especially to Buenos Aires ). Since 1992 it has been largely privatized, combined with line closures, extensive cessation of long-distance passenger transport and drastic staff cuts. Argentina is connected to the Chilean rail network via two transandine routes. Most of the transport of people and goods, however, takes place on the road. While the road network is centered around Buenos Aires, there are also good connections to and between the provincial cities. Several transandine pass roads, e.g. B. over the Socompapass (3 857 m above sea level), the San Francisco Pass (4 726 m above sea level) and the Cumbre Pass (3 151 m above sea level) connect the Argentine road network with Chile. Inland navigation plays a certain role due to an extensive network of navigable rivers. The most important of the over 100 ports are Buenos Aires, Rosario and La Plata. The Paraná is for ocean-going ships as far as Rosario, and partly as far as Santa Fe passable. Because of the great north-south expansion, domestic air traffic is very important. Ezeiza, southwest of the capital, is the largest of the more than 30 airports and one of the most important in Latin America. The largest airline in the country is Aerolíneas Argentinas.