ion:
93.94 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 52.2%
hydro: 40.8%
nuclear: 6.7%
other: 0.2% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
90.93 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - exports:
4.143 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - imports:
7.7 billion kWh (2004)

Oil - production:
745,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - consumption:
470,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - exports:
470,000 bbl/day (2003)

Oil - imports:
39,000 bbl/day (2003)

Oil - proved reserves:
2.116 billion bbl (2006 est.)

Natural gas - production:
44.88 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
37.85 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
7.83 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
800 million cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
612.5 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$5.81 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$46 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Exports - commodities:
edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motor vehicles

Exports - partners:
Brazil 15.8%, US 11.4%, Chile 11.2%, China 7.9% (2005)

Imports:
$31.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal
manufactures, plastics

Imports - partners:
Brazil 35.9%, US 14.1%, China 7.8%, Germany 4.5% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$30.24 billion (November 2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$106.8 billion (30 June 2006 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$0 (2002)

Currency (code):
Argentine peso (ARS)

Currency code:
ARS

Exchange rates:
Argentine pesos per US dollar - 3.05999 (2006), 2.9037 (2005),
2.9233 (2004), 2.9006 (2003), 3.0633 (2002)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Argentina

Telephones - main lines in use:
8.8 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
22.1 million (2005)

Telephone system:
general assessment: by opening the telecommunications market to
competition and foreign investment with the "Telecommunications
Liberalization Plan of 1998," Argentina encouraged the growth of
modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines
are being installed between all major cities; the major networks are
entirely digital and the availability of telephone service is
improving; however, telephone density is presently minimal, and
making telephone service universally