Argentina Information is a country of sublime natural wonders and contrasts.
The 8th largest country in the world, Argentina's natural diversity and wide open spaces make it one of the most desirable tourist destinations that exist. Home to jungles, deserts, ice fields, glaciers and breathtaking waterfalls, there is an overabundance of things to do and see in the country. The bright lights of Buenos Aires, the thunder of the Iguazu falls, and the silent beauty of the southern glacial fields all contribute to the allure of Argentina.

Population: Approximately 40,302,000
Capital: The first settlement of Buenos Aires in 1536 founded by the Paraguayan Pedro de Mendoza was destroyed by the Indians. Then in 1580, Buenos Aires was founded for a second and definitive time by Juan de Garay. Nowadays the population is approximately nowadays 12, 4 million.
Official languages: Spanish, bus there are 15 indigenous languages
Principal Exports: Food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel, agribusiness.

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Buenos Aires 14ºC   Mendoza 32ºC

Argentina is the second largest country of Latin America. The center and east are mostly low and flat, but the west
is very mountainous rising to the Andes peaks, some of which reach over 22000 feet.

East Central   The North-Eastern Interior   Western   Southern

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The territory today known as Argentina was historically inhabited by aboriginal tribes. As with almost all ethnic American groups ... Learn more about Argentina

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