Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, and a part of Antarctica.
The earliest recorded human presence in modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The Inca Empire expanded to the northwest of the country in Pre-Columbian times. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with several waves of European immigration, mainly Italians and Spaniards, influencing its culture and demography.
Argentina is a regional power, and retains its historic status as a middle power in international affairs. A major non-NATO ally of the United States, Argentina is a developing country with the second-highest HDI (human development index) in Latin America after Chile. It maintains the second-largest economy in South America, and is a member of G-15 and G20. Argentina is also a founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Mercosur, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Organization of Ibero-American States. (Full article...)
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The TAM met the Argentine Army's requirement for a modern light-weight and fast tank with a low silhouette and sufficient firepower to defeat contemporary armored threats. Development began in 1974 and resulted in the construction of three prototypes by early 1977 and full-scale production by 1979. Assembly took place at the local 9,600-square-meter (103,000 sq ft) TAMSE plant, founded for the purpose by the Argentine government. Economic difficulties halted production in 1983, but manufacturing began anew in 1994 until the army's order of 200 tanks was fulfilled. (Full article...)
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The Llao Llao Hotel is located in the tourist resort of San Carlos de Bariloche within the province of Río Negro, Argentina.This famous hotel is situated in the foothills of the Andes on a hill between the Moreno and Nahuel Huapi lakes.
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- ... that Bob Dylan rhymes "Angelina" with "concertina", "hyena", "subpoena", "Argentina" and "arena"?
- ... that at age 14, footballer Lara Esponda was the youngest goalkeeper to debut in the top division of women's football in Argentina?
- ... that Internet activist Sally Burch was refused entry into Argentina because her presence was considered to be disruptive?
- ... that part of the legislative building of Jujuy Province in Argentina was burned during the 2023 Jujuy protests?
- ... that a 1956 eruption of Bristol Island drove Argentina to abandon a hut they had built on Thule Island?
- ... that "Bewahre uns, Gott" (Keep us, God) is a hymn for protection and blessing that Eugen Eckert derived from a 1968 peace song written and composed in Argentina?
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- 1857: Opening of Teatro Colón
- 1927: Birth of comedian Tato Bores
- 1956: Pedro Eugenio Aramburu repeals the Argentine Constitution of 1949 and restores the 1853 one
- 2003: Carlos Menem won the 2003 general election, but did not run for a required ballotage
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- ...that mate tea served in a traditional gourd cup should never be stirred with the straw; as doing so is considered poor etiquette in Argentine tea culture?
- ...that Hernando Arias de Saavedra was the first native-born governor of a New World colony and issued the order leading to the modern-day partition of Argentina and Paraguay?
- ...that actress Andrea Pietra suggested the inclusion of Paola Barrientos in the cast of Graduados?
- ...that Nazario Benavídez (pictured), for many years governor of San Juan Province, Argentina, was later imprisoned and murdered?
- ...that although José Rivera Indarte wrote the Blood tables against Juan Manuel de Rosas, he had previously been his supporter?
- ...that Virginia Bolten was deported from Argentina to Uruguay in 1902 because of her anarchist activities?
- ...that the title story from The Book of Sand by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges describes a book with an infinite number of pages?
- ...that the Boudougate led to the attempted impeachment of Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou?
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