Argentina

By Bobby Naglich

Argentinean Flag

Map of Argentina

Argentina People

Famous Hispanics

Basic Argentina facts

Argentina is a South American country, constituted as a federation of twenty-four provinces and an autonomous city

It is second in size on the continent to Brazil and eighth in the world

Argentina occupies a continental surface area of 2,766,890 km² (1,068,302 sq mi) between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south

More Facts

It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south

The country claims the British controlled territories of the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Argentina also claims 969,464 km² (374,312 sq mi) of Antarctica, known as Argentine Antarctica, overlapping other claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom

Population

05,000,000

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1st Qtr

40301927(2007)

Easter Traditions

celebrated over a two week period Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, the day

before Easter, is known as Semana Santa, or Holy Week

This involves the complete reenactment of the Passion of Christ in many villages in the country

Easter Sunday to the following Saturday is a joyous celebration of the Resurrection of Christ

Starving Argentinean Children

Awww So Sowwy

HA-HA!!!