Eduardo Duhalde
President

(pronounced "ehd-WAHR-doh doo-HALL-day")

"It's been we Argentines and Argentine leaders—fundamentally, political leaders—who have led this country to this [economic] situation that afflicts us, anguishes us—and shames us."

The Argentine Republic is located on the southern half of the South American continent and extends to the southernmost tip of the continent. It is bordered to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and Uruguay, to the northeast by Brazil and Paraguay, to the northwest by Bolivia, and to the west by Chile. It is the second-largest country in South America, with a total area of 2,766,890 sq km (1,073,400 sq mi) and a population of approximately 37.8 million in 2002. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (which are known locally as the Islas Malvinas), the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia, and part of Antarctica. The capital is Buenos Aires and 13.9 million people...