Geographical Location:
Latitude: 31 grades 39'25" South.
Longitude: 40 grades 2'52" West.
Santa Fe is strategically located in the Argentinian Littoral region (475 km
from Buenos Aires). It is the central point through which the routes of
Mercosur run.
Population:
Santa Fe has 2,789,492 inhabitants.
Santa Fe city has 349,623 inhabitants (165,220 men and 194,403 women).
Climate:
Average temperature:
winter: 10°C
summer: 31°C
Average humidity:
winter: 65%
summer: 55%
The climate is very varied and has generous rain falls that oscilate between 800 and 1000 milimeters.
Santa Fe, because of its geographical situation, its human and natural resources, and its climate, is one of the Argentinian provinces best suited to attract foreign investments.
EXPORTS (thousands of dollars) Exports have increased a 50% in 1994, due to an aggressive foreign policy aiming at capturing new markets worldwide.
| PRIMARY PRODUCTS | 664,800 |
| Living animals | 30,000 |
| Fish and seafood w/o processing | 0 |
| Honey | 10,000 |
| Vegetables and legumes w/o processing | 10,000 |
| Fresh fruit | 0 |
| Cereals | 250,000 |
| Oil seeds and fruit | 350,000 |
| Tobacco w/o processing | |
| Dirty wool | |
| Cotton fibre | 9,800 |
| Remains from primary | 5,000 |
| MANUFACTURED ARTICLES OF AGRICULTURAL ORIGIN | 2,388,900 |
| Meat | 340,000 |
| Processed fish and seafood | |
| Milk products and eggs | 65,000 |
| Other products of animal origin | |
| Fresh and processed fruit | |
| Coffee, tea, mate and spices | |
| Mill products | 30,000 |
| Fat and oil | 743,900 |
| Sugar and confectionery articles | |
| Preparations of vegetables, legumes and fruit | |
| Beverages, alcoholic liquids and vinegar | |
| Remains of the food industry | 1,030,000 |
| Extracts, tanners and tincts | |
| Furs and leathers | 160,000 |
| Processed wool | |
| Remains from manufactured articles of animal origin | 20,000 |
| MANUFACTURED ARTICLES OF INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN | 215,000 |
| Chemical and related products | 39,000 |
| Artificial plastic material | 14,000 |
| Rubber and its manufacture | 8,000 |
| Leather manufacture, leather goods, etc. | 4,000 |
| Paper, cardboard, printing and publications | 500 |
| Textile articles and clothing | 1,000 |
| Footwear and components | 7,000 |
| Manufacture of stone, plaster, etc. | 1,000 |
| Precious stones, metals and their manufacture | |
| Common metals and their manufacture | 70,000 |
| Machines, appliances, electrical material | 60,000 |
| Material of transport | 8,000 |
| Other manufactured articles of industrial origin | 2,500 |
| ENERGY AND FUEL | 20,000 |
| TOTAL | 3,288,700 |
