Because of the mild climate and abundance of wildlife in the area, settlement around cartagena goes back to 7000 b. The argentine military seized power in 1976 during a coup detat and waged what was known as the dirty war until 1983. World book is a leading publisher of nonfiction and mixedgenre childrens book series, reference materials, and digital learning platforms. Apr 14, 2017 conspiracy theorist argues that hitler escaped to argentina conspiracy according to a new book by prolific conspiracy theorist jerome corsi, the fuhrer didnt commit suicide but instead escaped. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2018 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia.
Operation condor, which took place in the context of the cold war, had the tacit approval and material support of the united states. After averaging growth of 5% annually during 199698, in 19992002 the economy suffered a major downturn, stemming largely from the spillover effects of the economic problems of its large neighbors, argentina and brazil. The information regarding argentina on this page is republished from the 2015 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. News world europe uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina is discovered. In 1976, argentinas democratically elected president isabel peron was overthrown in a military coup detat that lead to the deaths of nearly 30,000. From the worlds most sophisticated intelligence gathering organization, here is the cias official countrybycountry data on nations around the world. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Its capital, as well as its largest city, is buenos aires. The coup was supported and endorsed by the united states government, with us secretary of state henry kissinger going to visit the newlyinstalled dictatorship several times. It is bordered by uruguay in the east, brazil in the northeast, paraguay in the northeast, bolivia in the north, and chile in the west. Barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ashmore and cartier islands. Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets environment international agreements.
The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the worlds countries. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. The sophisticated german submarine u3523 might have been the perfect vehicle for getting nazi loot. Here are a few fun facts about argentina before sharing about our time in argentina. During this time, it participated in operation condor along with military dictatorships in bolivia, chile, paraguay and uruguay and brazil in a coordinated campaign to eradicate communist influence and suppress those opposed to the rightwing governments. If the old version is still useful, for example if restoring the image will alter the image significantly, upload the new version under a different title so that both can be used e. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Argentina map and map of argentina and information page. Apr 11, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free. Jun 21, 2017 9,000 nazi cronies fled to bariloche, where they continued to celebrate the third reich, even recreating the fuhrers holiday home. The official print version is available from the government printing office. A newly declassified cia memo saying that adolf hitler may have been seen alive in colombia in 1954 long after his reported suicide in his berlin bunker in 1945 has triggered new.
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Country studies watchung hills regional high school. The argentine side cooperated with the chilean dina in numerous cases of desaparecidos. Dec 05, 2011 world literature tour recommendations. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online library. Factbook photos obtained from a variety of sources are in the public domain. Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world and the second largest in south america behind brazil. Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agencys information about the world s countries. Argentina cia map world map world atlas atlas of the.
Uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina is. The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor. Comments and queries are welcome and may be addressed to. The government passed important pension, tax, and fiscal reforms. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of argentina transportation 2015 information contained here. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Central intelligence agency the world factbook 1990 the world factbook is produced annually by the central intelligence agency for the use of united states government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. The 1990 cia world factbook library of congress classification. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to. The world factbook 1990 wikisource, the free online. Climate information for argentina including average temperature, rain and snowfall totals.
Porter stated that in order to facilitate the coordinated employment of internal security forces within and among latin american countries, we are. The machinations of a husbandandwife cia team and the exploitation of privatization by corrupt local and greedy foreign businessmen are. The cia world factbook 20192020 by central intelligence. The brightness of the lights reflects the density of. Education is world books commitment and its editorial team is world books strength. Argentina the human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. Some 500 pages of documents have been released by the us government as part of the argentina declassification project to shed light on human rights abuses in argentina during the period of the socalled dirty war by military dictatorships from the mid1970s to the mid1980s during a visit to argentina in march, president obama announced on the 40th anniversary of the military coup that. And after years of international isolation, argentina took on several international leadership roles, including hosting the world economic forum on latin america and the world trade organization ministerial conference, and is set to assume the presidency of the g20 in 2018. The cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. The information regarding argentina on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources.
Apr 23, 2020 world book is a leading publisher of nonfiction and mixedgenre childrens book series, reference materials, and digital learning platforms. Please check our site map, search feature, or our site navigation on the left to locate the information you seek. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about the 2009 cia world fact book should be addressed to the cia. Once one of the richest countries in the world, argentina enters the 21st century with its economy in tatters and its politics tarnished by. Nov 24, 2015 the cia world fact book 2016, is very interesting and informative. Popular argentina books meet your next favorite book. Cia world fact book, 2004argentina wikisource, the free. The country has been a leader in latin american literature since becoming a fully united entity in the 1850s, with a strong constitution and a defined nationbuilding plan. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272. The project gutenberg ebook of the 2007 cia world factbook, by united.
The civicmilitary dictatorship of argentina was carried out from 1976 to 1983, by the military juntas under operation condor. Cia files reveal us ties with argentina during dirty war. Argentina is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Uruguays economy is characterized by an exportoriented agricultural sector, a welleducated work force, and high levels of social spending. Argentina cia world factbook the best country factbook. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Conspiracy theorist argues that hitler escaped to argentina. Apr 19, 2018 news world europe uboat rumoured to have helped nazis escape to argentina is discovered. The information regarding argentina on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of argentina introduction 2020 information contained here. Argentina has a rich history of world renowned literature, including one of the twentieth centurys most critically acclaimed writers, jorge luis borges. The secret history of us interventions in latin america. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of argentina 2020 information contained here. I am only giving 3 stars to the 2016 version, as i.
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