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 AREA AND POPULATION

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Local Government.

The Constitution, with certain small exceptions, is identical with that of the United States. Such matters as affect the Republic as a whole are under the superintendence of the Central Government. The Republic is divided into 14 provinces, 10 territories and 1 federal district (Buenos Aires). The governors of the various provinces are invested with very extensive powers, and in their constitutional functions are independent of the central executive. They are elected by the people of each province for a term varying between three and four years. The provinces elect their own legis- latures, and have complete control over their own affairs. The territories are under the supervision of governors appointed by the President. In Buenos Aires municipal government is exercised by a Mayor appointed by the President with the approval of the Senate. He is assisted by s deliberative council elected by tax-paying inhabitants. The deliberative council votes on measures relating to city finance, works, and general administration, and its decisions are carried out by the Mayor. Other municipalities have constitutions of a similar character.

Area and Population.

The Argentine Republic consists of fourteen provinces, ten territories and one federal district, containing the land area and population shown below : —

Federal District, Provinces and Territories!

Federal District. Buenos Aires Martin Garcia Island.

Provinces. Buenos Aires (La Plata) Santa Fe Cordoba

Entre Rios (Parana) Corrientes. San Luis

Santiago del Estero Tucuman Mendoza San Juan La Rioja Catamarca Salta. Jujuy.

Territories. Misiones (Posadas) Formosa

Chaco (Resistencia)

Pampa Central (Santa Rosa

de Toav

Area: English sq. mile*

I Population Population 'Dec 81.

Census 1914

72 1,649,977

117.777 50,713 66,912 29,241 33,535 29,035 55,385 10,422 56,502 37,865 17,839 36,800 48,302 14,802

11,511 41,402

52,741

2.279,500 983,840, 787,748 i 461,570 364,818 128,087 293,501 350,973 307,560 128,993 84,448 107,216 150,796 78,667

60,394 21,328 50,853

1,575,814 783

2,066.165 899,640 735.472 425,373 347,055 116,266 261,678 332.933 277.535 119,252

79. 7f. 4 100,391 140.927

76.631

53,563

19.251

56,320 119,726 101,338

Pup. per

sq. mile

1914

'1,886-30

17 54

1091

14 54

1034

4-04

4-72

3194

491

314

210

2 72

2-91

5-17

4 65 0-46 0-S7

1-79

1 The Capitals are given in bracket*. Where no narme appears in brackets, the capital bears the same name as the province or territory.