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Capitale
nome: Buenos Aires
coordinate geografiche: 34 36 S, 58 22 W
differenza di tempo: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name translates as "fair winds" in Spanish and derives from the original designation of the settlement that would become the present-day city, "Santa Maria del Buen Aire" (Saint Mary of the Fair Winds)
Indipendenza
9 Luglio 1816 (from Spain)
Festa nazionale
Giorno Di Rivoluzione (Maggio Giorno Di Rivoluzione), 25 Maggio (1810)
Costituzione
history: several previous; latest effective 11 Maggio 1853
amendments: a declaration of proposed amendments requires two-thirds majority vote by both houses of the National Congress followed by approval by an ad hoc, multi-member constitutional convention; amended many times, last significant amendment in 1994 (2018)
Suffragio
18-70 anni; universal ed obbligatorio; 16-17 anni - optional for national elections
Ramo esecutivo
capo dello stato: Presidente Mauricio MACRI (da allora 10 December 2015); Vice Presidente Gabriela MICHETTI (da allora 10 December 2015); note - the president is both capo dello stato and capo di governo
capo di governo: Presidente Mauricio MACRI (da allora 10 December 2015); Vice Presidente Gabriela MICHETTI (da allora 10 December 2015)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president
elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority vote (to win, a candidate must receive at least 45% of votes or 40% of votes and a 10-point lead over the second place candidate; if neither occurs, a second round is held ); the president serves a 4-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 27 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)
election results: Alberto Angel FERNANDEZ elected president; percent of vote - Alberto Angel FERNANDEZ (TODOS) 48.1%, Mauricio MACRI (PRO) 40.4%, Roberto LAVAGNA (independent) 6.2%, other 5.3%; note - FERNANDEZ will take office 10 December 2019

Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019