Did you know that Argentina has the largest land mass in South America?! Well, it does. Argentina is an amazing country, so in this paper, you will read the reasons why it’s such a great country. You will read about, what seems like a bunch of jargon, Geography, Sports, Government, economy, imports and exports, laws, animals, and many more. But first, I am going to give you some random fun facts.
Here are some fun facts about Argentina. Pope Francis is a native Argentinian. He once worked as a bar bouncer in Buenos Aires. Argentina is said to have the highest infidelity rate in all of South America. Divorce has been legal in the country since 1987, and now the country has the highest divorce rate as well. The name “Argentina” comes from
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The oldest predator dinosaur found to date, the Eoraptor, was also discovered in Argentina in 1993. The city of Ushuaia, on the Argentine side of the island of Tierra del Fuego, lays claim to be the southernmost inhabited city in the world. Buenos Aires has more psychoanalysts and psychiatrists than any other city in the world. It even has its own psychoanalytic district called “Ville Freud.” It is estimated that there are 145 psychologists for every 100,000 residents in the city. The Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia is the third largest reserve of freshwater in the world and one of only three glaciers in Argentina that is growing, not shrinking. In 1971, the embalmed body of Evita Perón was exhumed and flown to Spain, where her husband and ex-president of Argentina, Juan Perón, and his new wife Isabelita kept it in their dining room until he died in 1974. Pedro Martin Ureta, a heartbroken Argentine farmer, spent decades cultivating a guitar-shaped forest to honor his late wife, who died tragically at the age of 25. In 2001, Argentina had 5 …show more content…
Carlos Saúl Menem, the son of Syrian immigrants, became Argentina’s first Muslim president in 1989. He had had to convert to Catholicism earlier, though, because, until 1994, the law stated all presidents of Argentina had to be Roman Catholic. His Syrian ancestry earned him the nickname “El Turco” (The Turk). Many gauchos, or Argentine cowboys, were of Jewish origin. The first recorded instance of mass Jewish immigration to Argentina was in the late 19th century, when 800 Russian Jews arrived in Buenos Aires after fleeing persecution from Czar Alexander III. The Jewish-Colonization Association began distributing 100-hectare parcels of land to immigrant families. Argentina’s workforce is 40% female, and women also hold over 30% of Argentina’s congressional seats. At its mouth, Argentina's Rio de la Plata is an amazing 124 miles (200 km) wide, making it the widest river in the world, although some consider it more of an estuary. Veneration for the dead is so widespread across Argentina that the Argentines have been described as being “cadaver cultists.” In La Recoleta Cemetery, in Buenos Aires, tomb space goes for as much
Cuba and Argentina are Latin-American countries. In spite that they are similar in language they have differences in many aspects such as music, food, and sports.
In the early 20th century, Argentina had a very successful economy that specialized in exporting agricultural goods. Even while the rest of Latin America struggled during the economic hardships of the 1930s, Argentina’s strong export economy allowed the country to flourish due to high international demand for their goods. Despite this early 20th century strength, Argentina’s economy fell behind as the century went on, with roots in the fact that Argentine stayed neutral for most of the war and alienated the United States. Though Argentina’s president at the beginning of the war, Roberto
The number of spoken languages in Argentina is at least 40, although Spanish is dominant. According to 2010 national census and some other researches, there are about 41 million Spanish speakers in the country(almost the entire population). There are around one million Levantine Arabic speakers in Argentina, as a result of immigration from the Middle East, mostly from Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine. Argentina has more than 1,500,000 Italian speakers; which is the second most spoken language in the nation. Italian immigration effectively began in the middle of the 19th century and made a permanent impact on the pronunciation and created the language what Argentinians call Castilian, which sounds more like Italian than Spanish. Some Indian languages are also used in the inner country, such as Araucano, Guarani or Quichua.
As a revolutionary, Eva Duarte Perón transformed the lives of Argentina’s working class. Her influence in politics, also, shaped the way that women were viewed in the government. Eva was concerned with the welfare of the public which motivated her to try and improve their everyday life.
The Argentine Dirty War was a deadly tumultuous war that struck the country sort of by surprise forcing many to abandon their homeland. It all started with Isabel Peron becoming the first female president of Argentina after her husband was forced out due to illness where he received around the clock care. Although there were many Peronist supporters in favor of her rule, there was a growing insurgency to overthrow her corrupt regime. “Her regime inherited problems of inflation,
However she was not loved by all. The country’s military leaders hated this young actress who they saw as silly and flamboyant. To think that she would try to become vice president, so close to a high military position, was unthinkable for them. While the people loved her, she really had no authority in higher classes and in government. The Argentinian military had huge sway in the government and in voters, so she wasn’t able to rise to the level she would like to have achieved. And while she put on a show, many critics didn’t believe in her ability to actually form and express strong political ideas and saw her as rather
Colombia, at the northern tip of South America, is a country of lush rain forest, towering mountains and coffee plantations. The capital of Colombia is Bogotá. Colombian Foods is very diverse and varies depending on the different regions of Colombia. In some areas you will find specialties like roasted ants or guinea pigs, while in other areas Colombians wouldn't even touch those dishes. Colombia is not a paradise for vegetarians, as the Colombian diet includes lots of meat. The most popular sport in Colombia is soccer, not only is this the national sport,it's the only one that really grabs attention to the bulk of the population. Colombia has many important cultural groups, the Cachacos, the paisas, the Llaneros, the Costeños, and the Santandereanos among others, whose customs vary according to their influences and ancestry.
In the 1920s, Argentina ranked among the world's ten richest nations and was ruled by a democratically elected government. However, the Great Depression shattered Argentina's prosperity and its leaders commitment to democracy. Some 25 governments have come to power in that country, more than half of them following military coups, since 1930. After the last military coup in 1976, the ruling generals declared war on enemies of the state. Over the next few years, they hold tens and thousands of people off to prison, where they executed them. Argentines called this they're dirty war, and its victims became known as disappeared ones. Public outrage led to a generally elected government in 1983 forcing the generals to turn over power. Since then, Argentina's fragile democracy has
Over the past years, Argentina’s population has being influenced mainly due to the several immigrants that came to the country escaping from the Europe's disaster during World War II. Europeans had a substantial advantage which gave them the facility to move there while Argentina’s government was joining the Axis powers. The ancient indigenous population which lived in Argentina has been extinguishing over the past years making a large percentage of its population becoming mestiza. The main immigrants groups who arrived to Argentina were Germans, Spanish, and French who saw this country as an opportunity to exile from their hometown. In 1942, Argentina’s elections nominated Ramón Castillo as the new president which proposed to change their
República Argentina is a country that consists of high mountains, jungles, and flat plains. The lowest and highest points are both found on the western hemisphere: Laguna Del Carbon at 105m below sea level and Cerro Aconcagua at 6960m. Located east of the scrublands of the Gran Chaco and the plains of the Pampas, the city of Buenos Aires lies and extends northward towards Paraguay. Patagonia makes up Argentina's southerly region, covered with fjords, lakes, and u-shaped valleys which covers roughly 17,000 square kilometers, third largest ice field in the world. Cape Horn makes up the southern region of South America, which is one of the most dangerous shipping regions due to its strong westerly winds.
In 1970 Argentina was going through a time of economic trouble. The "peronistas" gained strength during these times. In 1973 was asked to return to Argentina. He was elected president with the help of his third wife Isabel. She was elected vice president. In 1972 Juan
about 2,070 mi.. Its biggest width is about 860 mi.. The area of Argentina is
In 1502 European sailors arrived ashore the Argentinean land during the Amerigo Vespucci voyage in 1502. A Spanish navigator named Juan Diaz de Solias visited Argentina during the year of 1516. The Spanish people created a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580, which was built overland and greatly resembled those built in Peru. From this established colony the regions of Rio de la Plata and Buenos Aires become the center of trade in Central America and throughout Europe. In the year of 1816 on July 9th the region of Buenos Aires would declare for their independence from Spanish opposition. After their victory over the Spanish, two groups would embark in lengthy conflicts between one another on who would/should control the region of Buenos Aires, and the two groups being the centralists and the federalists. These two groups thus combine to create the nation known to this day as Argentina finally establishing in the late 19th century finally agreeing on views. Foreigners investing into Argentina’s trade would add to a contribution of an economic revolution all throughout Argentina leading to the production of railroads and mass amounts of trade ports spreading all throughout the land of Argentina with the British being their primary and significant investor’s. Ever since these momentous events have occurred Argentina has grown to be one of the world’s top 10 richest and prosperous countries based off of their fast development of their agriculture and
Argentina’s turbulent history of economic crisis are often attributable to government mismanagement and fluctuating commodities prices, which have resulted in the millions to live below the poverty line. Repeated recessions of the 1970s and 1980s, the hyperinflation of 1989-90, the economic crisis of 2001. Argentina is a long way from the turmoil of 2001, but today’s mix of rising prices, wage pressures and the mistrust of the peso have prompted Argentineans to become overrun by a sense of nostalgia.1
Argentina is located in the southern part of South America. It is mostly a lowland country with expansive lush, well-watered level plains, known as the pampas. This country is the second largest country in South America, and it’s shaped like a wedge with the point towards the south. In 2005, the population was almost 39 million people. About 25% of the population was under the age of 15. The climate is generally temperate, but due to the size, it varies a lot due to the region that you are in. For example, there is a 120 degree (F) high in the north of the country, while the lowest recorded temperature in the south was 3 degrees (F)