Argentina     [96]
(Independent in 1816 from Spain)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: AR
LAND AREA: 2771300 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 35220000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 13 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 12%
  URBAN POP: 88% (1994), versus 74% (1960), Annual Growth: 1.5%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 72.4 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 96.0%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 23 per/1000 (1994), versus 60 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.884

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$275.7 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 1.0%
  GDP/Capita: $3947  GDP/Capita PPP: $8937
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $2701, 1970 $3460, 1980 $3914, 1990 $3099
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $222 million  ODA%GNP: 0.1%
  ODA/Capita: $7

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 33942,000 ha, 12.4% of land area, 1.0 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 33395,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 9.0% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 1965 kw-hr/capita, versus 915 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 5% (1993), versus 8% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 28.7,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 7 kg/cap/year, CHANGE SINCE 1980-82: 10%
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 85%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: