Argentine Republic

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Argentine Republic

• By Javier de Petris

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Where is the Argentine Republic?

• The Argentine Republic or Argentina is located in
  the Eastern Coast of South America.
• It is bordered by Chile on the west and south,
  Bolivia and Paraguay to the north and Brazil and
  Uruguay to the northeast.

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Pre-revolutionary History of Argentina

• Argentina was scarcely populated until the
  Spanish arrival.
• The first European contact with Argentina was
  made by Amerigo Vespucci.
• It was controlled by the Spanish until the
  Argentine revolution in the early 1800s led by
  Jose de San Martin.
• The Argentine Declaration of Independence was
  written in 1816.

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Modern History of Argentina

• Juan Manuel de Rosas ruled Argentina from 1832 to
  1852 a period in which he fought several military
  campaigns until he was removed by his governors
  and the Argentine constitution was written and
  approved in 1853.
• Buenos Aires rejected the Constitution and the
  left the Confederation and fought a war that
  ended in the Buenos Aires victory at the Battle
  of Pavon, however Buenos Aires rejoined the
  Confederation.
• Argentina grew during the late 19th century and
  became the 10th richest nation on earth.
• Argentina was heavily affected by the Great
  Depression and remained neutral after the attack
  on Pearl Harbor until it joined the allies a
  month before the end of the war.
• After the war Argentina was attacked by communist
  insurgents causing 9,000-30,000 dead.
• Argentina lost the short lived Falkland War
  against the UK.

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Physical Geography of Argentina

• Argentina has 23 provinces and the autonomous
  city of Buenos Aires.
• Argentina also claims to have the Falklands
  islands and part of Antarctica.
• 2,780,400 km2 land area or 1,073,518 sq mi.
• 8th biggest of the world.

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Foreign policy and military of Argentina

• Argentina is part of the G-20 major economies,
  the Union of South American countries, Mercosur
  and the UN.
• The Argentinean army is 70,000 strong and has the
  budget of 3 billion USD
• Has strong military ties with Chile, US, Germany,
  France, Israel and Italy.
• Has claimed control of the Falkland islands,
  causing conflict with the UK and the Falkland
  War.

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Economy and Infrastructure of Argentina

• Argentina is Latin Americas third largest
  economy.
• Argentinas GDP total is 746.927 billion and the
  GDP per capita is 18,205.
• Argentina has the 22nd highest GDP in the world.
  
• The currency is pesos in Argentina.

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Religions and Races of Argentina

• Around 76.5 of all Argentineans are
  Catholic,11.3 are Atheist, 1.9 are Muslim and
  1.3 are Jewish.
• 85 percent of Argentineans are white 1.1 are
  Mestizo, 1 are Amerindian and 2.9 are other
  races.

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Sports in Argentina

• Soccer (or football) is the most popular sport of
  Argentina.
• Maradona and Messi amongst other soccer players
  were born and played for Argentina.
• Rugby and basketball are also popular in
  Argentina.

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5 interesting facts about Argentina

• Argentina is the most visited country in South
  America.
• Argentina is the largest Spanish speaking country
  in the world.
• Argentina has recently elected Cristina Fernandez
  de Kirchner the first female president of
  Argentina.
• Buenos Aires is the third biggest city in Latin
  America and the second biggest in South America.