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ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA. Buenos-Aires. South America. Facts About Argentina. Declared independence from Spain in 1816 2 nd largest country in South America (Brazil 1 st ) Bordered by both the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Mountains in the West and Oceans to the East

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ARGENTINA

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  1. ARGENTINA Buenos-Aires South America

  2. Facts About Argentina • Declared independence from Spain in 1816 • 2nd largest country in South America (Brazil 1st) • Bordered by both the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans • Mountains in the West and Oceans to the East • Tropical in the North and Tundra in the South • Population 40 million with highest literacy rate and youngest average age in South America • 23 provinces---Capital is Buenos Aires • Exports mainly agricultural with some natural resources

  3. Location Located near the southern tip of South America Argentina borders Chile (West), Bolivia and Paraguay (North), and Brazil and Uruguay (East). It is 5,210 miles from Barbourville KY to Buenos-Aires Argentina.

  4. Provinces of Argentina

  5. Regions of Argentina

  6. Regions of Argentina cont.

  7. Plant and Animal Life Hornero Puma Spectacled Bear Ceibo Andean Cat Giant Cactus Wheat Silverweed

  8. People of Argentina • Gauchos inhabit the Pampas region of Argentina • Buenos-Aires maintains a metropolitan area in which many people live as we do in the United States • 97% of Argentina people are of European decent • Spanish is the official language of Argentina citizens • 92% of Argentina citizens are of the Roman Catholic religion

  9. Government • Similar to the USA consisting of Legislative, Executive, & Judicial • Bi-Cameral Legislature---72 member Senate and 257 member Chamber of Deputies • President elected to 4 year terms---2 term limit • Argentine Constitution of 1853 • Federal Representative Democratic Republic • President Head of State and Government

  10. Ukraine Comparison • Click the picture below to see the comparison of Argentina to the country of Ukraine:

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