Argentina

Argentine Republic / Republica Argentina

Argentina is in Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay.  Argentina has borders with Bolivia 832 km (520 miles), Brazil 1,224 km (765 miles), Chile 5,150 km (3218 miles), Paraguay 1,880 km (1,175 miles), Uruguay 579 km (362 miles).

Argentina is the second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Cerro Aconcagua is South America's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere.

Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist rule was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983.

Current Time - Argentina

What time zone is Argentina in?

Argentina Standard Time is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-3).  

Does Argentina observe Daylight Saving Time?

Argentina reintroduced Daylight-Saving Time on 30 December 2007.

The government of Argentina announced a plan in December 2007 to save energy which will include the reintroduction of a daylight saving time scheme. All clocks will spring forward an hour at midnight local time 30 December 2007 and will continue until 16 March 2008.  This is an attempt to address a possible power shortage during the summer.

Source http://www.BoletinOficial.gov.ar  (Official Bulletin of the Government of Argentina HORA OFICIAL / Ley 26.350- in Spanish) 

Normal schedule of DST

This has not been formally announced but is likely to run from October to March

Argentina Daylight Saving Time is 2 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-2).  

Argentine - San Luis

San Luis, Argentina is using a different time zone that all the rest of Argentina.

This is the link for the local law (Spanish) that defines the new time zone: http://ministerios.sanluis.gov.ar/res/media/pdf/18459.doc

Basically the law says:

• San Luis, Argentina will use the time zone GMT-3 from the 0 hour from the second Sunday of October to 00:00 of the second Saturday of April.
• San Luis, Argentina will use the time zone GMT-4 from the 0 hour from the second Sunday of April to 00:00 of the second Saturday of October.

What is the International Telephone Dialling Code for Argentina?

The International Dialling Code for Argentina is +54.

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