2. Environment In the subtropical north of the country lives many species of big cats including pumas, jaguars Recently, in 1999, there was a major oil spill that killed much of the surrounding animals About 6.6% of the countries total land is dedicated to land preserves
3. Media In Argentina, the major print forms of media are independent from the government Argentina was the second country to provide radio broadcasts to it’s citizens, only behind U.S.A. The forms of television media are also on par with that of North America when looking at availability
4. Science and Technology Argentina is home to the creator of the first successful artificial heart transplant in Domingo Liotta Rene Favaloro was an Argentine doctor who performed the first ever coronary bypass procedure The country is capable of producing nuclear weapons, but remains vigilant against the use of the weapons
5. Healthcare In Argentina, there are 153,000 hospital beds, 121,000 physicians and 37,000 dentists The birth death rate is at about 12.1 out of every 1000 births Life expectancy is at 76 years old right now, compared to 60 in 1948 Overall, the cost of health care is about 10% of the GDP of the country
