After the severe economic crisis of 2001, Argentina’s economy experienced a prosperous growth that led it to be the third largest economy in Latin America (after Brazil and Mexico) and the 23rd largest economy in the world. International high finance considers the policy of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as excessively nationalist, isolationist, protectionist and ruinous for the future of the country’s economy. However, the President of Argentina enjoys great support within the nation.
| Official Name: | República Argentina, Confederación Argentina, Nación Argentina, Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata |
| Form of government: | Federal Republic |
| President: | Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner |
| Currency: | Argentine Peso (ARS) |
