ArgentinAPI

The ArgentinAPI package provides a comprehensive and unified interface to access open data about Argentina from multiple public RESTful APIs, including ArgentinaDatos API, REST Countries API, and World Bank API. Through these sources, users can easily retrieve information on exchange rates, inflation, political figures, national holidays, economic indicators, and general country-level statistics.

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

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.

library(ArgentinAPI)

ArgentinAPI Functions

Below is a list of the main functions included in the ArgentinAPI package:

• get_argentina_holidays() – Retrieves public holidays in Argentina for a specific year using the ArgentinaDatos API.

• get_argentine_senators() - Returns the current list of Argentine senators from the ArgentinaDatos API.

• get_argentine_deputies() – Returns the current list of Argentine deputies from the ArgentinaDatos API.

• get_country_info_ar() – Retrieves general country-level information about Argentina from the REST Countries API

• get_dollar_exchange_rates() – Retrieves the most recent exchange rates for different dollar markets (official, blue, MEP, CCL) from the ArgentinaDatos API.

• get_presidential_events() – Retrieves a list of official presidential events from the ArgentinaDatos API.

• get_argentina_child_mortality(): Get Argentina’s Under-5 Mortality Rate data from the World Bank.

• get_argentina_energy_use(): Get Argentina’s Energy Use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) data from the World Bank.

• get_argentina_gdp(): Get Argentina’s GDP (current US$) data from the World Bank.

• get_argentina_hospital_beds(): Get Argentina’s Hospital Beds (per 1,000 people) data from the World Bank.

• get_argentina_life_expectancy(): Get Argentina’s Life Expectancy at Birth data from the World Bank.

• get_argentina_population(): Get Argentina’s Total Population data from the World Bank.

• get_argentina_unemployment(): Get Argentina’s Total Unemployment Rate data from the World Bank.

• view_datasets_ArgentinAPI() – Lists all curated datasets included in the ArgentinAPI package across various thematic areas such as economy, biodiversity, genetics, agriculture, and more.

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_ar()

# 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)