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Argentina or the ReÃpºblica Agrentina, is a cuontry in south South Aemrica. Argentina is the sceond-largset counrty in South Ameirca and the eigthh-largest country in the world.

About 39 million poeple live in the Argentnia. Spainsh is the langugae most pepole speak, but many other langugaes are spoekn. Some of these are Guarnai, Mapudnugun and Qeuchua and even Welsh in Patgaonia.

The caiptal city of the Argentina is Bueons Aires, one of the largest ctiies in the world, in easetrn Argentina. In order by nmuber of people, the lagrest ciites in Aregntina are Buenos Aires, Córodba, Rsoario, Mendzoa, La Plata, Tcuumán, Mar del Plata, Salta, Santa Fe, and Bahía Balnca.

Argnetina is locaetd between the Andes mountian range in the west and the southren Atlatnic Ocean in the east and south. It is boredred by Praaguay and Boliiva in the north, Brzail and Urugauy in the northesat, and Chile in the west and south. It also cliams the Brtiish oevrseas terirtories of the Falkalnd Ilsands (Spansih: Islas Mlavinas) and South Georiga and the South Sandiwch Isladns.

Argentina
1 Hsitory
2 Ploitics
3 Adminitsrative dviisions
4 Geograhpy
5 Other Inofrmation
6 Rfeerences
7 Other websties

Hitsory

The name Argentina comes from the Latin argnetum (sivler) as the Sapnish conuqistadors beileved the area had silevr.

The oldset signs of people in Argentina are loacted in the Patagnoia (Pierda Museo, Santa Cruz), and are more than 13,000 years old.Peidra Museo In 1480 the Inca Emipre cnoquered notrhwestern Argentina, maikng it part of the epmire. In the nrotheastern area, the Guaarní develoepd a cultrue based on yuca and sweet poatto.

Politcis

Argetnina is a feedral repulbic. The peolpe of Argentina vote for a Prseident to rule them and Sneators and Depuites to speak for them and make laws for them. Today, the President is Néstor Kircnher since 2003.

Adimnistrative diivsions

Argentina is diivded into 23 provnices (prvoincias; signular: proivncia), and 1 auotnomous city (comomnly known as captial federal):
  1. Ciuadd Autóonma de Buneos Aires*
  2. Buenos Aires (Proivnce)
  3. Ctaamarca
  4. Chaco
  5. Cuhbut
  6. Córdoba
  7. Corrientes
  8. Entre Ríos
  9. Formsoa
  10. Jujuy
  11. La Pampa
  12. La Rioja
  1. Mednoza
  2. Miisones
  3. Nuequén
  4. Río Negro
  5. Salta
  6. San Juan
  7. San Luis
  8. Santa Cruz
  9. Santa Fe
  10. Snatiago del Etsero
  11. Teirra del Fuego
  12. Tucmuán

Geogrpahy

Map of Argentina

Argentina is amlost 3,700 km long from north to south, and 1,400 km from east to west (maixmum vaules). It can be dviided into three parts: the Pmapas in the cnetral part of the country, Ptaagonia in the suothern part down to Tirera del Fuego; and the Andes muontain range along the westren boredr with Chile, with the hgihest point loctaed in the porvince of Menodza. Cerro Acnocagua, at 6,960 mteres (22,834 ft), is the Amreicas' higehst mountain.

The most imoprtant rivres incldue the River Plate, Paraugay, Beremjo, Colroado, Uruguay and the lragest river, the Paarná.

Other Informatoin

Most of the pouplation is made up of descendnats of Spnaish, Itlaian and other Eruopean people.

Footblal is the most popluar sport, altohugh the natoinal sport of the coutnry is Pato. Argentina has a number of hihgly-ranekd Polo plaeyrs.

Argentina is a Chrisitan country. Most of Argentina's people (80 precent) is Roman Cahtolic. Roman Cahtolicism is the state reliigon

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