ARGENTINA

GEOGRAPHY

• Located at the southern tip of South America
• Andes Mnts. to the west; Atlantic Ocean to the east
• Bordering countries: Chile,Brazil,Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay
• Rich plains in northern half; rugged Andes;
• Flat to rolling plateau in south

FLAG

• Flag created by Manuel Belgrano
• Represents blue sky and white clouds
• "Sun of May" in center
• Adopted February 12,1812

CITIES

• Largest 10: Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario,
• Mendoza, La Plata, San Miguel de Tucumán,
• Mar de Plata, Salta, Santa Fe, San Juan
• Buenos Aires- Capital

PEOPLE

• Population: 41.09 million
• Originate from Spain and Italy
• 97% are white
• Activities: sports, dancing, t.v.( North American shows)
• Common Foods: stew, pizza, empanadas, fried cheese

RELIGION/CULTURE

• They are mainly Christian: Roman Catholic
• They have movies, bars, museums, and all genres of music.
• They have a lot of the same holidays as us but they have
• Others like flag day, day of the dead, and carnival.

HISTORY

• First explored in 1516
• Developed slowly under Spanish colonial rule
• Buenos Aires settled in 1580
• July 9, 1816 independence declared

GOVERNMENT

• Argentine Republic
• President: Cristina Hernández de Kirchner
• Presidential System, Federal Republic,
• Constitutional Republic, Representative Democracy
• 23 provinces and 1 federal district

ECONOMY

• Upper middle economy
• Latin America's third-largest
• Currency: Peso
• High quality of life and GDP per capita
• Considered an emerging market

EDUCATION

• Free
• 4 levels
• 2 different systems: Primary and Secondary
• Grades based on 1-10; 10=100, 1=10
• 39 national universities for higher education

HEALTH

• Composed of 3 sectors
• Public: financed through taxes
• Private: financed through voluntary insurance schemes
• Social Security: " obligated
• Responsible for regulation, evaluation,and statistics

FACTS

• First country to adopt fingerprinting as ID method
• Ushuaia home to 57,000 people
• Oldest known Dino species tracked back
• Origin of Tango