Argentina

Argentina

Argentina /ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/, officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations. Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south....
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Founded:July 9, 1816
Capital:Buenos Aires
Population:7,091,822
Official language:Spanish Language
Currency:Argentinian Peso, Argentine peso
Area:1,073,519.6 sq. mi.
GDP:$338,700,000,000
Form of government:Federal republic, Presidential system, Representative democracy
Also known as:Agrentina

Capital city of Argentina

Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Population:3,034,161

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent. Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the third-largest conurbation in Latin America, with a...
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National landmarks of Argentina

Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires

To Redirect to homonymous theatre in Bogotá see Teatro de Cristobal Colón The Teatro Colón is the main opera house in Buenos Aires,...
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Buenos Aires Zoo
Buenos Aires Zoo

The Buenos Aires Zoo is an 45-acre zoo in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Zoo contains 89 species of mammals, 49 species of...
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Palacio San José
Palacio San José

The San José Palace is the former personal residence of Justo José de Urquiza, Argentine caudillo, general, politician and President of...
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San Martin Palace
San Martin Palace

San Martín Palace is located facing Plaza San Martín in the Retiro neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina and serves as the Ceremonial...
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Obelisk of Buenos Aires
Obelisk of Buenos Aires

The Obelisk of Buenos Aires is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires. Located in the Plaza de la República, in the intersection...
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Major cities in Argentina

CityPopulation
Buenos Aires 3,050,728
Escalante Department 143,609
Bernal, Argentina 130,790
Rawson Department 115,829
Mendoza 112,900
San Juan 112,778
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Population history of Argentina

YearEstimated Population
2010 40,117,096
2009 40,062,470
2008 39,714,298
2007 39,368,066
2006 39,023,850
2005 38,681,174
2004 38,340,778
2003 38,001,251
2002 37,657,340
2001 37,302,116
2000 36,930,709
1999 36,541,029
1998 36,134,642
1997 35,714,929
1996 35,287,113
1995 34,855,160
1994 34,420,352
1993 33,982,035
1992 33,540,023
1991 33,093,579
1990 32,642,442
1989 32,187,173
1988 31,729,130
1987 31,269,799
1986 30,810,984
1985 30,354,240
1984 29,899,743
1983 29,447,973
1982 29,001,060
1981 28,561,561
1980 28,131,040
1979 27,711,808
1978 27,303,001
1977 26,899,177
1976 26,492,716
1975 26,078,731
1974 25,654,154
1973 25,222,223
1972 24,791,983
1971 24,376,109
1970 23,983,358
1969 23,616,971
1968 23,273,148
1967 22,944,941
1966 22,622,012
1965 22,296,628
1964 21,966,478
1963 21,633,126
1962 21,297,317
1961 20,961,000
1960 20,625,451
December 31, 1911 7,171,910
1910 7,091,822
1895 3,954,911
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Government officials of Argentina

OfficialOfficeStart of Term
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner President of Argentina 2007
Julio Cobos Vice President of Argentina 2007
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National anthem of Argentina

Argentine National Anthem
Argentine National Anthem
Established:1813
Composer:Blas Parera
Lyricist:Vicente López y Planes

The Argentine National Anthem is the national anthem of Argentina. The name of the song originally was Marcha Patriótica , and was later renamed Canción Patriótica Nacional and finally Canción Patriótica . A copy published in 1847 called it Himno Nacional Argentino and...
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Olympic medals won by Argentina

OlympicsEventAthleteMedal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Track cycling, Madison Walter Fernando Perez Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Martín Conde
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Paula Pareto Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Marcos Milinkovic
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Mariano Baracetti
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 400m individual medley Georgina Bardach Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's basketball Rubén Wolkowyski Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Tennis, doubles Patricia Tarabini Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Jerónimo Bidegain
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Martín Conde
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Mariano Baracetti
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Sailboard Carlos Espínola Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Europe Class Serena Amato Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Mountain Biking, Cross-Country Ignacio Gili
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Mountain Biking, Cross-Country Jimena Florit
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Fernando Borrero
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Beach Volleyball Martín Conde
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Featherweight 54 - 57 kg Pablo Chacón Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Sailboard Carlos Espínola Silver medal
1996 Summer Olympics Men's football Hernán Crespo Silver medal
1988 Summer Olympics Men's Volleyball Eduardo Martínez Bronze medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Tennis, singles Gabriela Sabatini Silver medal
1972 Summer Olympics Men's Single sculls Alberto Demiddi Silver medal
1968 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Welterweight 63.5-67kg Mario Guilloti Bronze medal
1968 Summer Olympics Men's Single sculls Alberto Demiddi Bronze medal
1964 Summer Olympics Eventing, individual Carlos Alberto Moratorio Silver medal
1960 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Lightweight 57 - 60kg Abel Laudonio Bronze medal
1956 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Heavyweight +90 Humberto Selvetti Silver medal
1956 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Middleweight 71-75kg Víctor Zalazar Bronze medal
1952 Summer Olympics Men's Track cycling, Sprint individual Antonio Giménez
1952 Summer Olympics Men's Marathon Reinaldo Gorno Silver medal
1952 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Light Heavyweight 75 - 81kg Antonio Pacenza Silver medal
1952 Summer Olympics Men's boxing, Light Middleweight 67-71kg Eladio Herrera Bronze medal
1952 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Heavyweight +90 Humberto Selvetti Bronze medal
1948 Summer Olympics Men's Marathon Delfo Cabrera Gold medal
1948 Summer Olympics Women's Long jump Noëmi de Portela Silver medal
1948 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Flyweight - 51 Pascual Pérez Gold medal
1948 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Light Heavyweight 73-80kg Mauro Cia Bronze medal
1948 Summer Olympics Men's boxing, heavyweight +80 Rafael Iglesias Gold medal
1948 Summer Olympics Men's 25m rapid fire pistol Carlos Enrique Diaz Saenz Valiente Silver medal
1936 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Featherweight 53.5-57.2kg Oscar Casanovas Gold medal
1936 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Middleweight 66.7-72.6kg Raúl Villareal Bronze medal
1936 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Light Heavyweight 72.6-79.4kg Francisco Risiglione Bronze medal
1936 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Heavyweight +79.4kg Guillermo Lovell Silver medal
1936 Summer Olympics Women's 100m freestyle Jeanette Campbell Silver medal
1932 Summer Olympics Men's Marathon Juan Carlos Zabala Gold medal
1932 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Featherweight 53.5-57.2kg Carmelo Robledo Gold medal
1932 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Heavyweight +79.4kg Santiago Lovell Gold medal
1932 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Middleweight 66.7-72.6kg Amado Azar Silver medal
1928 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Featherweight 53.5-57.2kg Víctor Peralta Silver medal
1928 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Welterweight 61.2-66.7kg Raúl Landini Silver medal
1928 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Light Heavyweight 72.6-79.4kg Víctor Avendaño Gold medal
1928 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Heavyweight +79.4kg Arturo Rodríguez Gold medal
1928 Summer Olympics Men's 400m freestyle Alberto Zorrilla Gold medal
1924 Summer Olympics Men's Triple jump Luis Brunetto Silver medal
1924 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Featherweight 53.5-57.2kg Pedro Quartucci Bronze medal
1924 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Heavyweight +79.4kg Alfredo Porzio Bronze medal
1924 Summer Olympics Men's boxing, lightweight 57.2-61.2 kg Alfredo Copello Silver medal
1924 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Welterweight 61.2-66.7kg Hector Mendez Silver medal
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Wars and battles involving Argentina

Operation Desert Thunder
Operation Desert Thunder
(November 11, 1998 - December 22, 1998)

Operation Desert Thunder was a response to threats by Iraq's president Saddam Hussein to shoot down U-2 spy planes, and violate the no-fly zone set...
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Gulf War
Gulf War
(August 2, 1990 - February 28, 1991)

The Gulf War , Liberation of Kuwait codenamed Operation Desert Storm commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a...
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Falklands War
Falklands War
(April 2, 1982 - June 14, 1982)

The Falklands War , also known as the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was a 1982 limited war between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The...
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Battle of Wireless Ridge
Battle of Wireless Ridge
(June 13, 1982 - June 14, 1982)

The Battle of Wireless Ridge was an engagement of the Falklands War which took place on the night of 13 June and 14 June 1982, between British and...
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Battle of Mount Tumbledown
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
(June 13, 1982 - June 14, 1982)

The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was an engagement in the Falklands War, one of a series of battles that took place during the British advance towards...
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International Memberships

Mercosur
Mercosur

Mercosur or Mercosul is an economic and political agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Founded in 1991 by the Treaty of...
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African Development Bank
African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group is a development bank established in 1964 with the intention of promoting economic and social development in...
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Zangger Committee
Zangger Committee

The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear...
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United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

The United Nations Stabilisation Mission In Haiti , also known as MINUSTAH, an acronym of the French translation, is a United Nations peacekeeping...
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South American Community of Nations
South American Community of Nations

The Union of South American Nations - UZAN, Portuguese: União de Nações Sul-Americanas - UNASUL, Spanish: Unión de Naciones...
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Colleges and universities in Argentina

University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires

The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August...
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

The National University of Córdoba, Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba , is the oldest university in Argentina, and one of the oldest...
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Universidad Nacional de La Plata

The National University of La Plata is one of the most important Argentine national universities and the biggest one situated in the city of La...
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National University of Rosario
National University of Rosario

The National University of Rosario is a research, educational and public university located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina....
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Movies filmed in Argentina

The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries
Release date:January 15, 2004
Directed by:Walter Salles
Genre:Indie
Rated:R (USA)

The Motorcycle Diaries is a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado. As the adventure initially centered around youthful hedonism unfolds, Guevara discovers himself...
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Books about Argentina

  • In Patagonia
  • Aguafuertes Portenas
    Aguafuertes Portenas
  • Idle Days in Patagonia
    Idle Days in Patagonia
  • Atmospheric Disturbances
    Atmospheric Disturbances
  • Tales from the blue archives
    Tales from the blue archives
TitleAuthorCopyright DateGenre
In Patagonia Bruce Chatwin Travel literature, Travel
Aguafuertes Portenas Roberto Arlt Children's literature, Fiction
Idle Days in Patagonia William Henry Hudson
Atmospheric Disturbances Rivka Galchen Fiction
Tales from the blue archives Lawrence Thornton
Naming the spirits Lawrence Thornton
Scum Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Argentine fight for the Falklands Martin Middlebrook
With Borges Alberto Manguel
The Ministry of Special Cases Nathan Englander Fiction
Trans-Atlantyk Witold Gombrowicz Novel
Las dudas y las certezas Marcos Aguinis
Over the Andes May Crommelin
Steps under water Alicia Kozameh
Voices from silence Douglas Unger
The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths Jorge Luis Borges Fiction
Borges: A Life Edwin Williamson Biography
Imagining Argentina Lawrence Thornton 1987 Fiction, Speculative fiction
The Honorary Consul Graham Greene 1973 Spy fiction, Fiction, Speculative fiction, Suspense
Labyrinths Jorge Luis Borges 1962 Fiction, Speculative fiction
Ficciones Jorge Luis Borges 1944 Fiction, Fantasy, Anthology, Short story
Patagonia Revisited Bruce Chatwin Fiction
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Famous residents of Argentina

Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
TV Actor

Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player, and current manager of Al Wasl FC in Dubai. Many people, football critics, former and...
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Clarisa Fernandez
Clarisa Fernandez
TV Actor

Clarisa Fernández is a retired Argentine tennis player who is best known for her semi-final appearance at the 2002 French Open, the first...
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Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen
Musical Artist, Film Actor, Author, TV Actor

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. is a Danish-American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter. He made his film debut in Peter Weir's 1985 thriller...
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Javier Mascherano
Javier Mascherano
TV Actor

Javier Alejandro Mascherano tʃeˈɾano], Italian: [maskeˈraːno]; born 8 June 1984 is an Argentine footballer who plays as...
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Juan Carlos Baglietto
Juan Carlos Baglietto
Musical Artist

Juan Carlos Baglietto is an Argentine musician and composer. He is one of the iconic figures of the musical movement called Trova Rosarina. He was a...
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Countries adjoining Argentina

Brazil
Brazil

Brazil /brəˈzɪl/ , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth...
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Paraguay
Paraguay

Paraguay /ˈpɛərəɡwaɪ/, officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered...
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Chile
Chile

Chile /ˈtʃɪliː/ or ˈtʃɪleɪ, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a...
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Bolivia
Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    What is the national anthem for the country of Argentina called?
  • A:
    The anthem is called, "Argentine National Anthem."
  • Q:
    Who are some famous people born in Argentina?
  • A:
    Prominent people and popular celebrities born in Argentina include:
    - Rodrigo Noya
    - Laurie Foell
    - Emilio Vieyra
    - Jose Luis Pochettino
    - Victor Ferreyra
    - Carola Eisenberg
    - Bruno Vain
  • Q:
    What form of government is established in Argentina?
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    The government regime is a Federal republic.
  • Q:
    What type of money is accepted in Argentina?
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    The official currencies include the Argentinian Peso, Argentine peso and Argentine real.
  • Q:
    What is the calling code for calling people in Argentina?
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    The calling code prefix is +54.
  • Q:
    Which city is the capital of Argentina?
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    The capital of this country is Buenos Aires.
  • Q:
    What are the official languages in Argentina?
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    The people in this country usually speak Spanish or Yiddish.
  • Q:
    What time zone is Argentina in?
  • A:
    Argentina and surrounding areas are in the UTC-3.
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