Argentina CNPP.Pdf
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (Updated 2012) 1. GENERAL INFORMATION The Argentine Republic is a federal state constituted by 23 provinces: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Formosa, Chaco, Catamarca, La Rioja, Santiago del Estero, Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis, Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires, Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. It is also constituted by Buenos Aires, the capital city of the country. The provincial political division of the country is presented as follows, in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1: Political Division of Argentina. 1 Each of the 23 Argentine provinces is also divided into administrative areas or departments. SOURCE: UNDERSECRETARIAT OF TERRITORIAL PLANNING OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT: http://www.planif-territorial.gov.ar/ 1.1. Country Overview 1.1.1. Governmental System Argentina has a Representative, Republican and Federal system of government. Representative: the representatives are elected by the people and govern the country. Republican: the representatives are elected by the people through the ballot system. The government is divided into three powers: Executive, Legislative and Judicial, following a written Constitution. The country is based on a system of decentralization of power. Federal: the Provincial States preserve their autonomy in spite of being reunited by a common government (National Government). Argentina is based on a Democratic and Presidential system of government. The National Constitution was enacted in 1853, and amended in 1860, 1898, 1957 and 1994. Suffrage is universal and obligatory for every citizen, from the age of 18. Each province, as well as the city of Buenos Aires, elect their legislators and governors by direct ballot.
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