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Important thingsImportant things Capital city: Buenos AiresCapital city: Buenos Aires Population:Population: 40,134,425 40,134,425 inhabitants.inhabitants. Currency: Peso (ARS) Currency: Peso (ARS) Official Language: SpanishOfficial Language: Spanish Area: 2,766,890 Km^2. Area: 2,766,890 Km^2. Religion: CatholicismReligion: Catholicism Government: Democratic Federal RepublicGovernment: Democratic Federal Republic Calling code:+54Calling code:+54 Anthem: Argentinian Nacional Anthem Anthem: Argentinian Nacional Anthem Independence: from Spain, day: revolution, Independence: from Spain, day: revolution,

May, 25th 1810 declared on July, 9th 1816May, 25th 1810 declared on July, 9th 1816

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Location

South of south America.

Areas

Continental area: It looks like an inverted triangle. Its limits are a mountain chain to the west and several rivers and an ocean to the east.

Oceanic area: It covers the bottom of the sea, the oceanic waters and the islands on the continental platform.

Antarctica: Argentina has a portion of the southern pole according to the Antarctic Agreement, to carry out scientific research.

Tourism Tourism The Aconcagua: located in The Aconcagua: located in

Mendoza Province. It is the Mendoza Province. It is the highest peak of the Andes. It highest peak of the Andes. It is visited by climbers and is visited by climbers and trekkers from all over the trekkers from all over the world, who wish to reach its world, who wish to reach its top at 6962 metres over sea top at 6962 metres over sea level.level.

Valdez Peninsula: located in Chubut Valdez Peninsula: located in Chubut Province with its coast on the Atlantic Province with its coast on the Atlantic Ocean, where visitors can see the Ocean, where visitors can see the whales especially in August.whales especially in August.

Buenos Aires City: located in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City: located in Buenos Aires Province, surprises the tourists with its Province, surprises the tourists with its cosmopolitan neighbourhoods and varied cosmopolitan neighbourhoods and varied architecture. Some places they cannot miss are La architecture. Some places they cannot miss are La Boca, San Telmo and several historical buildings, Boca, San Telmo and several historical buildings, such as the Cabildo, The Pink House, The Colón such as the Cabildo, The Pink House, The Colón Theatre and the Metropolitan Cathedral.Theatre and the Metropolitan Cathedral.

La Plata: Capital city of Buenos Aires Province, is La Plata: Capital city of Buenos Aires Province, is known because it has one of the most complete known because it has one of the most complete museams on Natural Sciences and a huge museams on Natural Sciences and a huge Cathedral of gothic style, curiously pointed out as Cathedral of gothic style, curiously pointed out as “unfinished”, since it lacks the stucco on the “unfinished”, since it lacks the stucco on the external walls.external walls.

The glaciars: located in the south of The glaciars: located in the south of Santa Cruz Province, are one of the Santa Cruz Province, are one of the most beautiful sights in the world. A most beautiful sights in the world. A lot of people from different countries lot of people from different countries come to see the Perito Moreno come to see the Perito Moreno Glaciar every year.Glaciar every year.

The Puna: located in the north – west side The Puna: located in the north – west side of the country, famous for its dry weather, of the country, famous for its dry weather, offers the tourist a variety of places to offers the tourist a variety of places to sightsee, such as: Antofalla salt fields in sightsee, such as: Antofalla salt fields in Catamarca Province, which are the largest Catamarca Province, which are the largest of their type in the whole planet, some of their type in the whole planet, some emblematic volcanos like the Galán, with emblematic volcanos like the Galán, with its 40 km crater and the Pissis, which its 40 km crater and the Pissis, which outstands because it is the highest outstands because it is the highest volcano in the whole world.volcano in the whole world.

Iguazú Falls: located in Iguazú Falls: located in Misiones Province, these Misiones Province, these incerdible falls invite tourists incerdible falls invite tourists to witness one of the most to witness one of the most magnificent natural shows.magnificent natural shows.

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Tango, which is its national dance, is world Tango, which is its national dance, is world wide known.wide known.

The ceibo is its national flower. The ceibo is its national flower. The most traditional hot drink is called The most traditional hot drink is called

“mate”.“mate”. ““Argentina” is a female Latin name which Argentina” is a female Latin name which

means “the one that shines like silver”.means “the one that shines like silver”.

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