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ArgentinAPI

The ArgentinAPI package provides a unified interface to access open data from the ArgentinaDatos API and the REST Countries API, with a focus on Argentina. It allows users to easily retrieve up-to-date information on exchange rates, inflation, political figures, national holidays, and country-level indicators relevant to Argentina.

In addition to API-access functions, the package includes a collection of curated datasets related to Argentina, covering diverse domains such as economic indicators, biodiversity, agriculture, human rights, genetics, and consumer prices.

ArgentinAPI is designed to support research, teaching, and data analysis focused on Argentina by integrating publicly available APIs and high-quality datasets into a single, easy-to-use R package.

Installation

You can install the ArgentinAPI package from CRAN with the following R function:


install.packages("ArgentinAPI")

Usage

After installation, load the package and start exploring and using its functions and datasets.

ArgentinAPI Functions

  • get_argentine_deputies() This function retrieves a list of Argentine deputies

  • get_argentine_senators() This function retrieves a list of Argentine senators

  • get_argentinian_holidays() This function retrieves the list of official holidays in Argentina

  • get_country_info() Retrieves selected, essential information about Argentina

  • get_presidential_events() This function retrieves the list of presidential events in Argentina

  • get_usd_exchange_rates() Latest exchange rates of the US dollar (USD) in Argentina

  • view_datasets_ArgentinAPI() List of Datasets in the ArgentinAPI Package

Some of the ArgentinAPI Datasets

The naming convention helps you easily understand the structure of each dataset:

  • _df: A standard data frame.

  • _tbl_df: A tibble (modern data frame).

  • _ts: A time series object.

  • _matrix: A matrix structure.

  • _list: A list object.

  • corn_nitrogen_df: Argentina Corn Yield & Nitrogen Data A data frame with yield monitor data from a corn field in Argentina, including variables such as nitrogen application, yield, topography, and block replicates.

  • STRs_argentina_list: STRs Allelic Frequencies from Argentina A list of allelic frequencies for 24 Short Tandem Repeat (STR) genetic markers collected from different populations across Argentina.

Example Code: 


# Load the package
library(ArgentinAPI)

# Selected, essential information about Argentina
get_country_info()

# List of presidential events in Argentina 
get_presidential_events()

# Load a dataset
data("corn_nitrogen_df")

# Shows six rows of the dataset
head(corn_nitrogen_df)

# Display the structure of the dataset
str(corn_nitrogen_df)

# Shows the whole dataset

View(corn_nitrogen_df)