Argentina is a country in South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south. It also claims the British overseas territories of the Falkland Islands (known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas ) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Under the name of Argentine Antarctica, it claims around 1,000,000 km² of Antarctica, overlappin ...

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Argentina can roughly be divided into three parts: the fertile plains of the Pampas in the central part of the country, the centre of Argentina's agricultural wealth; the flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in the southern half down to Tierra del Fuego; and the rugged Andes mountain range along the western border with Chile, with the highest point being the Cerro Aconcagua at 6,960 m. Major rivers include the Paraguay, Bermejo, Colorado, Uruguay and the largest river, the Paraná. The latter two flow together before meeting the Atlan ...

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The area of present Argentina was sparsely populated until it was colonised by Europeans. The native people known as Diaguita lived in northwestern Argentina on the edge of the expanding Inca Empire; the Guaraní lived farther east. Europeans arrived in 1502. Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580, and the Viceroyalty of 777the Río de la Plata in 1776. Independence from Spain was declared on July 9, 1816. Centralist and federationist grou ...

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The area of present Argentina was sparsely populated until it was colonised by Europeans. The native people known as Diaguita lived in northwestern Argentina on the edge of the expanding Inca Empire; the Guaraní lived farther east. Europeans arrived in 1502. Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580, and the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in 1776. Independence from Spain was declared on July 9, 1816. Centralist and federationist grou ...

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The area of present Argentina was sparsely populated until it was colonised by Europeans. The Diaguita lived in northwestern Argentina on the edge of the expanding Inca Empire; the Guaraní lived farther east. Europeans arrived in 1502. Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580, and the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in 1776. Independence from Spain was declared on July 9, 1816. Centralist and federationist grou ...

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The area of present Argentina was relatively sparsely populated until it was colonised by Europeans. The Diaguita lived in northwestern Argentina on the edge of the expanding Inca Empire; the Guaraní lived farther east. Europeans arrived in 1502. Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580, and the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata in 1776. Independence from Spain was declared on July 9, 1816. Centralist and federationist groups were in conflict, until national unity was established and ...

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Cuyo is the name given to the wine-producing, mountainous area of north-west Argentina, comprising the provinces of San Juan, San Luis and Mendoza. Cuyo has some of the most popular tourist attractions in Argentina and the highest mountains in the Andes, including Aconcagua itself, the highest peak outside Asia, and the Ischigualasto Provincial Park. The soil is arid and reddish, crossed by few rivers. Most of the rivers are fed by the thawing of snow on the peaks, and their volume of water increases considerably in spring. The Desaguadero River is the main collector, receiving waters from the Bermejo, ...

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Argentina Brunetti (August 31, 1907 — December 20, 2005) was an actress and writer born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She began her show business career at the age of three with a walk on role in the opera, Cavalleria Rusticana and followed Mimi Aguglia, her famous mother's footsteps in the theater performing supporting roles on stages throughout Europe, and South America. In 1937, she was placed under contract to MGM pictures and began dubbing the voices of Jeanette MacDonald and Norma Shearer in Italian. Next she became a nar ...

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The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is a river in the south of Argentina. It has its sources on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the latitude of the Chilean volcano Tinguiririca (about 34° 48' S.), and pursues a general east-southeast course to the Atlantic Ocean, where it discharges through several channels of a delta of the Unión Bay extending from latitude 39° 30' to 39° 50' S. Its total length is about 1000 kilometres (620 miles), of which about 300 kilometres (200 miles), from the coast up to Pichi Ma ...

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Córdoba is a city located in the foothills of the Sierra Chica mountains on the Suquía river, the center of Argentina's most productive agricultural area. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. Córdoba is a major industrial center, but retains many of its historical buildings dating from the Colonial era. As of 2003 Córdoba had a population of about 1,350,000 inhabitants, making it Argentina's second-largest city, the largest being Buenos Aires. Córdoba i ...

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Argentina national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Argentina in basketball international competitions, and depends on the Argentine Basketball Federation. Argentina is the first team to win the world champions, in 1950. The team also won the Olympic champions in 2004. The most important team in South America together with Brazil, Argentina won the 1934, 1935, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1966, 1976, 1979, 1987, 2001 and 2004 South American Championships, and the 2001 America Cup (where United States and Puert ...

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'Folclore' - folk music - comes in many forms, developed in different parts of Argentina with different European and indigenous influences. The traditional folk music became important once again to the protest movement against the military dictatorship and the community divisions of the 1970s, with artists like Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui contributing to the development of nueva canción. Soledad Pastorutti ('La Sole') has brought folclore to a new audience. Baguala Caluyo Candombe Carnavalito ...

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The military is under the authority of the Defense Ministry (Ministro de Defensa). The Military is comprised of three main branches: The Argentine Army (Ejército Argentino) The Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Argentina), including Naval Aviation and Marines The Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina) Additionally under the Defense Ministry is CITEFA (Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de las Fuerzas Armadas), or Armed ...

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Geography of Argentina - Claims. Land claims Falkland Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Argentine Antarctica Maritime claims Contiguous zone: 24 nautical miles (44 km) Continental shelf: 200 nautical miles (370 km) or to the edge of the continental margin Exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles (370 km) Territorial sea: 12 nautical miles (29 km) ...

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Two forces combined to create the modern Argentine nation in the late 19th century: the introduction of modern agricultural techniques and integration of Argentina into the world economy. Foreign investment and immigration from Europe aided this economic revolution. Investment, primarily British, came in such fields as railroads and ports, but the foreign owners expected to retain controls. The migrants who worked to develop Argentina's resources (especially the ...

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Total land boundaries: 9,665 km With border countries: Bolivia 832 km Brazil 1,224 km Chile 5,150 km Paraguay 1,880 km Uruguay 579 km Coastline: 4,989 km ...

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Flag of Argentina - Creation. According to legend, during the Argentine wars of independence General Manuel Belgrano was commanding a battle in Rosario. He noticed that both the Crown's forces and the independence forces were using the same colors (Spain's yellow and red). After realizing this, Belgrano created a new flag using the colors that were used by the criollo during the May Revolution in 1810. Excited by the notion of having a national flag, Belgrano dispatched a letter addressed to the First Junt ...

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Transportation in Argentina - Railways. Total: 38,326 km (160 km electrified) Broad gauge: 24,481 km 1.676-m gauge (134 km electrified) Standard gauge: 2,765 km 1.435-m gauge (26 km electrified) Narrow gauge: 11,080 km 1.000-m gauge (1999) City with metro: Buenos Aires (subte). There are two modern tram lines (E2 and "Tren de la Costa") and an heritag ...

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2005 in Argentina - January. January 11: The state fines power distribution companies and national water company on grounds of bad quality service, and reclaims unpaid fines and unfulfilled investment goals, for a total of more $50 million. January 14: Ex-naval officer Adolfo Scilingo goes to trial in Spain accused of killing political prisoners during the Dirty War. (Reuters Alertnet) (BBC) AFJPs (private retirement fund administrators) and other major local investors accept the terms of the debt restructuring proposed by the state, exchanging all their public debt bonds ...

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