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Country Name |
Argentine Republic |
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Continent |
South America |
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Surface Area |
2.780.400 Km² |
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Capital |
Buenos Aires |
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Population |
43.847.043 |
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Language |
Spanish |
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Currency |
Argentine Peso (ARS) |
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Time Zone |
-4hrs compared to Italy |
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Area code for italy |
0039 |
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Area code from Italy |
0054 |
There have been no relevant reports in the past 90 days.
Yellow fever vaccination is not required. However, vaccination is recommended for people over 9 months of age who will be travelling to the Corrientes and Misiones provinces. Vaccination is generally not recommended (check with your doctor) for people travelling to the Formosa province and some areas of the Chaco, Jujuy and Salta provinces. Vaccination is not recommended for people travelling to the rest of the country.
Hepatitis A is usually transmitted by contaminated food and water, or close physical contact with an infected person, whereas Hepatitis B is transmitted by exposure to infected body fluids and blood.
Infection typically occurs through contact with the saliva of an infected animal, usually caused by bites, scratches or licks near open wounds or mucous membranes (e.g. mouth, nose, eyes). The most common vectors are dogs and bats, but cases of infection in other domestic animals have also been reported.
Caused by toxins released by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, the risk of tetanus infection is present throughout the country.
Bacterial in origin, typhoid fever is transmitted through contaminated food and drink, especially in regions with inadequate sanitary conditions.
These diseases are spread by the bites of infected mosquitos and there is currently no vaccine. Consequently, it is important to adopt careful behavioural and preventive measures. Dengue transmission risk has been reported in the Buenos Aires province and the provinces of Catamarca, Chaco, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Santiago Del Estero, and Tucuman. Incidence of Zika infection is widespread in all areas of the country that are at altitudes below 2,000 metres.
Diseases such as Chikungunya, Leishmaniasis, American trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease) and West Nile virus are present in South America. As these diseases are transmitted by insect bites and there are no vaccines, it is important to adopt careful behavioural and preventive measures.
The following vaccinations are strongly recommended as these diseases can be contracted anywhere in the world. Experts advise that you protect yourself and other travellers by making sure you are up-to-date with all of the recommended vaccinations. This will allow you to travel safely, while minimising the risk of exposure to infection.
Argentina is located in the temperate belt of the Southern Hemisphere and is bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the east, and Chile to the south and west.
The eastern coastline overlooks the Atlantic Ocean for a good 4,000 km. The landform narrows as it extends to the south, passing from a latitudinal extent of 1,400 km in the north to 250 km in the south. The country is distinguished by several different morphological zones. The entire western border is traversed by the Andes Mountains. The northern half of the country has numerous volcanoes and very high peaks (the highest is Aconcagua at 6,960 m), while the southern half has lower peaks, but they are covered in heavy snow and glaciers due to the high altitude and humidity.
To the north, on the border with Paraguay, lies the final stretch of the Gran Chaco plain, a swampy region (also part of Argentina) with very little groundwater that is poorly suited for agriculture. Further east, on the border with Uruguay, etched between the Parana River and the Uruguay River lies Mesopotamia Argentina, a hilly region covered by subtropical forest to the east, with marshy and pond-rich areas to the north.
Continuing southward, including the first half of the country, the Pampas lowlands extend from the sea toward the Andes. With very low rainfall, this lowland region only allows cultivation mainly in the east. Whereas, in the west, the inclines and aridity increase, making human settlements rare. Patagonia, in the southern half of Argentina, covers a surface area of 800,000 square kilometres; the climate here is also arid. Finally, beyond the Strait of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago on the southernmost tip of the mainland, is characterised by high mountains and a rugged coastline.
Naturally, very different climatic regions can be found in such a vast territory. The entire mountainous region is affected by its altitude. Furthermore, as you move southward, the humid Pacific winds bring heavy rainfall. The Chaco and Mesopotamia Argentina areas have subtropical climates, with mild temperatures in winter and hot summers, and increasingly low rainfall as you proceed south. The Pampas has a steppe climate: winters tend to be mild, with high temperatures in summer, and there is very little rainfall. Patagonia has a desert climate, and due to its longitude temperature levels are low.
