ARGENTINA

OFFICIAL NAME AND CAPITAL

• Name: República Argentina
• Capital: Buenos Aires
• Population: 42,610,981

GEOGRAPHY

• second-largest country in South America
• Climate: mostly temperate
• In southern South America
• rolling, fertile Pampas, which are rich in agriculture

CURRENCY

• Argentine Peso
• 1 U.S. dollar= 7.89 Argentine Peso

ATTRACTIONS/FUN ACTIVITIES

• Puerto Igualzo= waterfall
• El cafafate= water glazier
• Mar del Planta= beach city

RELIGION

• Mainly roman catholic..92%

INDEPENDENCE FOR ARGENTINA

• As Napoleon's armies stormed across Spain, leaders in Buenos Aires
• decided that they could no longer rely on the Spanish crown
• to protect them. Taking matters into their own hands,
• they declared a temporary independence, which would become permanent in 1816
• Leader: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Type of gov't: Republic

FOOD/CUSTOMS/TRADITIONS

• Argentines are very fond of beef and pastas.
• Lunch is served from 12:30 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. It used to be the biggest meal of the day.
• Spanish paellas are also sometimes prepared for special gatherings.
• Any occasion is a good excuse for having a barbecue

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• 1: Mercedes Lambre because of her excellence in t.v. Acting
• 2: Sergio Aguero because he is a soccer player
• 3:Berenice Bejo because she is an actress

CLIMATE

• Mostly temperate

FLAG

• the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May.
• The sun symbol is a replica from the first Argentine coin

CURRENT EVENT

• Bus hit by truck in Argentina killing at least 18 passengers
• Fire engulfs both vehicles as truck travelling on the wrong side of the road
• on route linking Buenos Aires to Santiago collides with bus,
• killing both drivers and multiple passengers

SOURCES

• Infoplease.com, every culture.com
• Tripadviser.com, telegram.co.uk
• Latinamericanhistory.com
• CIA world factbook
• Famousbirthdays.com