ARGENTINA
South American republic bounded on the north by Bolivia, on the east by Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and Chile, and on the west by the Andes, which separate it from Chile. Member of Asociacion Latinamericana de Intergracion (ALADI). |
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| CAPITAL | Buenos Aires. |
| PRINCIPAL PORTS | Buenos Aires. |
| POPULATION | 7,812,817 (July 2002 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French. |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | 220v. 50 cycles, AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 Argentine peso (ARS) = 100 centavos. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 5.51470 ARS = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 3 hours behind GMT (4 hours behind BST). |
DIALLING CODE |
00 54. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 1, 25 May; 9 July; 12 Oct; 8, 25, 31 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Veterans Day; Anniversary of the Death of General Jose de San Martin; Holy Thursday; Good Friday; Easter; Flag Day. |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 65 Brook Street,
London W1Y 1YE. Tel: 020 7318 1300, fax: 020 7318 1301, website: www.argentine-embassy-uk.org Commercial section: 4th Floor, 65 Brook Street, London W1Y 1YE. Tel: 020 7318 1330, fax: 020 7318 1331. Consular section: 27 Three Kings Yard, London W1Y 1FL. Tel: 020 7318 1340, fax: 020 7318 1349. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Dr Luis Agote 2412/52, (C1425 EOF), Buenos Aires. Tel: 00 54 11 4808 2200, 00 54 11 4803 7799, fax: 00 54 11 4808 2274 website: www.britain.org.ar |
| CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | British-Argentine
Chamber of Commerce, 65 Brook Street, London W1Y 1YE. Tel: 020 7495 8730, fax: 020 7495
8732, e-mail: enquiries@bacs.newnrt.co.uk Anglo-Argentine Chamber of Commerce, Corrientes 457, Av Corrientes 457, C1043AAE, Buenos Aires. Tel: 00 54 11 4394 3762, fax: 00 54 11 4326 3860. Argentine Chamber of Commerce, Avda L N Alem 36, Piso 10, C1003AAN, Buenos Aires. Tel: 00 54 11 4394 4351, fax: 00 54 11 4328 1003, website: www.cac.com.ar |