ARGENTINA

FLAG

• February 12, 1812
• Symbolic of the sky

LOCATION

• Southern South America
• 34.6 deg. south, 58.4 deg. west
• Bordered by Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uraguay
• Bordered to the southwest by the Atlantic Ocean

LAND

• Capital is Buenos Aires
• Largest cities after the capital are Córdoba, Rosario, and Mendoza
• Land area of 1,073,500 sq mi
• Claims the Falkland Islands and parts of Antarctica

GEOGRAPHY

• Mostly mountains and high stepps
• Andes mountains to the west
• Fertile plain in the Pampas region in the center east
• Large plateau region in the south

LANDMARKS

• Iguazu Falls
• The falls have recording drop off of 269 feet
• The Moreno Glacier
• Iberá Wetlands is a mix of swamps, bogs, stagnant lakes, and lagoons

GOVERNMENT

• Presidential representative democratic repbublic
• Cristina Fernández de Kircher is president
• Constitution drafted in 1853

CURRENCY

• Currency used is the Argentine Peso
• 1 Argentine Peso equals 12 cents

TRADE

• Imports: cars, fuel, machine parts
• Exports: soybean products, corn, big trucks

CURRENT EVENTS

• Supermassive dinosaur named Dreadnoughtus

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Pope Francis
• Eva Perón, women's rights activist. Died 1952
• Lionel Messi, soccer player

FOOD

• Asado(barbeque)
• Beef
• Homemade french fries
• Comfort food

EVENTS

• Carnival at Corrientes and Gualeguaychú
• Buenos Aires Tango Festival
• Semana de la Bandera
• Dia de la Raza

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