ARGENTINA

Capital City
Buenos Aires

PHYSICAL FEATURES

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

• Latitude: 34° 35' south
• Longitude: 58° 22' west

RELATIVE LOCATION

• East of Chile
• West of Uruguay
• South of Bolivia and Paraguay

Landmass:
810,000 miles sq.

Population Density:
52 people per sq. mile

Landform:
Andes Mountains

Characteristics:
Runs over east border
4,500 miles long
World's longest mountain range

IMPACTS OF ANDES MOUNTAINS

• More mining
• More national and regional decision making
• More protection for mountain ecosystems

CLIMATE

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NATURAL RESOURCES

• Zinc
• Ore
• Petroleum
• Uranium

What are some of these used for?

Petroleum and uranium are used for energy.

ECONOMY

Type

Mixed economic system

What Natural Resource has the biggest impact on the economy?

Metal ore has the biggest impact.

LARGEST INDUSTRY

• Agriculture
• Mining
• Gas/Oil

TRADING PARTNERS

• Brazil
• China
• U. S.

Most Common Occupation

Teaching languages

Currency

Peso

GOVERNMENT

System

Buenos Aires: Federal

Leader

Cristina Fernàndez de Kirchner

Role of Citizens

Many freedoms
Can vote for leader

FLAG

CULTURE

A Historical Event
1816-1817: Argentina declares its independence from Spain
Argentina is finally free to be its own country!

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

• Spanish
• Italian
• German
• English
• French

Religion

Roman Catholic

Ethnic Group

Amerindian

FUN FACTS

• Basketball, polo, rugby, golf, and women's hockey are popular sports
• There are over 30 national parks in Aregntina
• The Tango dance and music originated in Buenos Aires
• Ushuaia is the most southernmost city in the world
• Argentina was the first country to use fingerprint evidence