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Argentina
Federalism dates back to 1853
Current federal Constitution adopted in 1949
Official Website of the federal government of Argentina (Spanish)

Constituent units

• 23 Provinces: Buenos Aires; Catamarca; Chaco; Chubut; Córdoba; Corrientes; Entre Ríos; Formosa; Jujuy; La Pampa; La Rioja; Mendoza; Misiones; Neuquén; Río Negro; Salta; San Juan; San Luis; Santa Cruz; Santa Fe; Santiago del Estero; Tierra del Fuego; Tucumán and federal district of Buenos Aires.
  • Map and Official Websites of the provincial governements (Spanish)
    

Constitutional distribution of powers

• Constitution of Argentina, in particular: (English)
  • Powers of Congress (section 75)
  • Provincial Governments (sections 121, 124, 125, 126)
    (Source: Official Website of the Senate)
  (Spanish)

Legislative institutions

• Federal: Bicameral Congress composed of the Senate (Senado de la Nación) and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados de la Nación). The Senate is composed of three directly elected Senators from each of the 23 provinces and three from the City of Buenos Aires.
  • Factsheet on the Senate
  • Official Website of the Senate (Spanish)
  • Official Website of the Chamber of deputies (Spanish)
• Provincial: Unicameral legislatures
  • Official Websites of the Provincial governments (Spanish)

Official language: Spanish

Other links of interest

• About Argentina: Government and Constitution
• History of the provinces of Argentina (Spanish)
• Federations magazine (Forum of Federations), notably:
  • Argentina: How to cope with regional economic disparities, Vol. 3, No. 1 / February-March 2003 (PDF)
  • Argentina's politics shift in a surprising presidential election, Vol. 3, No. 3, p. 3 / August 2003 (PDF)