Maikeria
12-03-2006, 20:11
Argentina Info:
Econemy:
GDP: 182 Billion $
Investment (gross fixed): 18.3% of GDP (2004 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
* lowest 10%: NA%
* highest 10%: NA%
Agriculture - products: sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
Industrial production growth rate: 12% (2004 est.)
Electricity:
* production: 81.39 TWh (2002)
* consumption: 81.65 TWh (2002)
* exports: 2.818 TWh (2002)
* imports: 8.775 TWh (2002)
Electricity - production by source:
* fossil fuel: 52.2%
* hydro: 40.8%
* nuclear: 6.7%
* other: 0.2% (2001)
Oil:
* production: 755,000 barrel/day (2004 est.)
* consumption: 486,000 barrel/day (2001 est.)
* exports: NA
* imports: NA
* proved reserves: 2.9 billion barrel (2004 est.)
Natural gas:
* production: 37.15 billion m³ (2001 est.)
* consumption: 31.1 billion m³ (2001 est.)
* exports: 6.05 billion m³ (2001 est.)
* imports: 0 m³ (2001 est.)
* proved reserves: 768 billion m³ (2004)
Current account balance: $5.473 billion (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities: edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal manufactures, plastics
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold: $19.47 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external: $157.7 billion (2004 est.)
Military:
Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2001)
Manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 8,999,842 (2011 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 7,912,057 (2011 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually: males: 384,592 (2011 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $4.3 billion
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.3%
Military - note:
the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is working on making lighter, but better supplies for the troops.
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Military Supplies:
Army:
* 200 x TAM medium tanks
* 100 x SK 105 light tanks
* 50 x AMX-13 light tanks
* 40 x AML-90 reconnaissance vehicles
* 34 x Mowag Piranha reconnaissance vehicles
* 105 x VCTP infantry fighting vehicles
* 317 x M113 armored personnel carriers
* 105 x M5 Halftrack armored personnel carriers
* 20 x Mk F3 self-propelled 155 mm artillery
* 15 x VCA self-propelled 155 mm artillery
* 100 x CITEFA Model 77 155 mm artillery
* 100 x 105 mm artillery
* 360 x 120 mm mortars
* 76 x 40 mm antiaircraft cannon
* 150 x 30 mm antiaircraft cannon
* 21 x OV-1D Mohawk observation aircraft
* 3 x Alenia G 222 transport aircraft
* 7 x CASA C 212 transport aircraft
* 37 x Bell UH-1 Iroquois utility helicopters
* 4 x Augusta A109 utility helicopters
* 500 x Sabra Tanks
Navy:
Destroyers (DDG)
Almirante Brown-class (MEKO 360)
* ARA Almirante Brown (D-10)
* ARA La Argentina (D-11)
* ARA Heroína (D-12)
* ARA Sarandí (D-13)
Hércules-class (Type 42 destroyers)
* ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2) - in reserve
Frigates (FFG) (classified by the Argentine Navy as "corvettes")
Espora-class (MEKO 140)
* ARA Espora (P-41)
* ARA Rosales (P-42)
* ARA Spiro (P-43)
* ARA Parker (P-44)
* ARA Robinson (P-45)
* ARA Gómez Roca (P-46)
Drummond-class (D'Estienne d'Orves class)
* ARA Drummond (P-31)
* ARA Guerrico (P-32)
* ARA Granville (P-33)
Large Patrol Vessels
Murature-class
* ARA Murature (P-20)
* ARA King (P-21)
Supply ship (AOR)
* ARA Patagonia (B-1)
Amphibious Command Ship (LCC)
* ARA Hércules (B-52) - formerly a Type 42 destroyer, reconverted to fast Marine transport and command vessel.
Amphibious Assault Vessel (LKA)
* ARA Bahía San Blas (B-4)
Icebreaker (AGOS)
* ARA Almirante Irizar (Q-5)
Auxiliary Ships
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Ignore the post below by Asbena, the Xeno attacks never happened.
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News Report, Channel 4 at 4:
Gloria Treenio:
This is Gloria Treenio reporting for Channel 4 At 4. This is breaking news folks, everyone's been wondering who got elected to become president, as it is election time (I should hope you know that). Apparently in a huge "upset" Nilda Garré, the Defense Minister, one of the first female presidents in the history of the Americas. We will have an interview later with her, but now let us take you to the swearing in ceremony...
Econemy:
GDP: 182 Billion $
Investment (gross fixed): 18.3% of GDP (2004 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
* lowest 10%: NA%
* highest 10%: NA%
Agriculture - products: sunflower seeds, lemons, soybeans, grapes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, wheat; livestock
Industrial production growth rate: 12% (2004 est.)
Electricity:
* production: 81.39 TWh (2002)
* consumption: 81.65 TWh (2002)
* exports: 2.818 TWh (2002)
* imports: 8.775 TWh (2002)
Electricity - production by source:
* fossil fuel: 52.2%
* hydro: 40.8%
* nuclear: 6.7%
* other: 0.2% (2001)
Oil:
* production: 755,000 barrel/day (2004 est.)
* consumption: 486,000 barrel/day (2001 est.)
* exports: NA
* imports: NA
* proved reserves: 2.9 billion barrel (2004 est.)
Natural gas:
* production: 37.15 billion m³ (2001 est.)
* consumption: 31.1 billion m³ (2001 est.)
* exports: 6.05 billion m³ (2001 est.)
* imports: 0 m³ (2001 est.)
* proved reserves: 768 billion m³ (2004)
Current account balance: $5.473 billion (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities: edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal manufactures, plastics
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold: $19.47 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external: $157.7 billion (2004 est.)
Military:
Argentine Army, Navy of the Argentine Republic (includes Naval Aviation and Marines), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2001)
Manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 8,999,842 (2011 est.)
Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 7,912,057 (2011 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually: males: 384,592 (2011 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $4.3 billion
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.3%
Military - note:
the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is working on making lighter, but better supplies for the troops.
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Military Supplies:
Army:
* 200 x TAM medium tanks
* 100 x SK 105 light tanks
* 50 x AMX-13 light tanks
* 40 x AML-90 reconnaissance vehicles
* 34 x Mowag Piranha reconnaissance vehicles
* 105 x VCTP infantry fighting vehicles
* 317 x M113 armored personnel carriers
* 105 x M5 Halftrack armored personnel carriers
* 20 x Mk F3 self-propelled 155 mm artillery
* 15 x VCA self-propelled 155 mm artillery
* 100 x CITEFA Model 77 155 mm artillery
* 100 x 105 mm artillery
* 360 x 120 mm mortars
* 76 x 40 mm antiaircraft cannon
* 150 x 30 mm antiaircraft cannon
* 21 x OV-1D Mohawk observation aircraft
* 3 x Alenia G 222 transport aircraft
* 7 x CASA C 212 transport aircraft
* 37 x Bell UH-1 Iroquois utility helicopters
* 4 x Augusta A109 utility helicopters
* 500 x Sabra Tanks
Navy:
Destroyers (DDG)
Almirante Brown-class (MEKO 360)
* ARA Almirante Brown (D-10)
* ARA La Argentina (D-11)
* ARA Heroína (D-12)
* ARA Sarandí (D-13)
Hércules-class (Type 42 destroyers)
* ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2) - in reserve
Frigates (FFG) (classified by the Argentine Navy as "corvettes")
Espora-class (MEKO 140)
* ARA Espora (P-41)
* ARA Rosales (P-42)
* ARA Spiro (P-43)
* ARA Parker (P-44)
* ARA Robinson (P-45)
* ARA Gómez Roca (P-46)
Drummond-class (D'Estienne d'Orves class)
* ARA Drummond (P-31)
* ARA Guerrico (P-32)
* ARA Granville (P-33)
Large Patrol Vessels
Murature-class
* ARA Murature (P-20)
* ARA King (P-21)
Supply ship (AOR)
* ARA Patagonia (B-1)
Amphibious Command Ship (LCC)
* ARA Hércules (B-52) - formerly a Type 42 destroyer, reconverted to fast Marine transport and command vessel.
Amphibious Assault Vessel (LKA)
* ARA Bahía San Blas (B-4)
Icebreaker (AGOS)
* ARA Almirante Irizar (Q-5)
Auxiliary Ships
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Ignore the post below by Asbena, the Xeno attacks never happened.
--------------------------------
News Report, Channel 4 at 4:
Gloria Treenio:
This is Gloria Treenio reporting for Channel 4 At 4. This is breaking news folks, everyone's been wondering who got elected to become president, as it is election time (I should hope you know that). Apparently in a huge "upset" Nilda Garré, the Defense Minister, one of the first female presidents in the history of the Americas. We will have an interview later with her, but now let us take you to the swearing in ceremony...