Argentine soccer hero Lionel Messi is the world’s best footballer. Slightly larger than guinea pigs, they are famed for their soft hair, and millions were killed in the 19th and early 20th centuries to make fur coats. The earliest plants to grow on land have been discovered in Argentina. Argentina, like the United States and other countries, is considered a nation of immigrants. [10], The city of Buenos Aires contains more psychiatrists and psychoanalysts than any other city, Buenos Aires has more psychoanalysts and psychiatrists than any other city in the world. Most bandoneons have 71 buttons, which can produce a total of 142 notes. It is home to 23 provinces and is known as the second largest country in South America. 20. Argentina as a whole has a large population as well, and in 2012 was estimated to be the home of 42,192,500 people. 2. The … This dialect is very similar to the Spanish spoke in other parts of South America; however its pronunciation is slightly different. All Rights Reserved. In the middle of the white stripe, there is a yellow sun. Their attempt to seize the Falkland Islands and subsequent defeat by the British finally discredited them and political rights were restored. Spanish is the de facto official language of almost all Argentines. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18712378, http://www.encyclopedia.com/places/latin-america-and-caribbean/south-american-political-geography/argentina, http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/argentina/, http://beef2live.com/story-world-beef-consumption-per-capita-ranking-countries-0-111634, https://weather.com/travel/news/ushuaia-southernmost-city, http://www.daytours4u.com/en/bsas4u/9-de-julio/, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44259283/#.UppAryebiZR, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/latin-lovelies-starve-em-then-carve-em-1240459.html. Argentina is the largest consumers of red meat in the world. With 13 million people living in Buenos Aires and its greater metropolitan area, it is one of the world’s largest urban areas. Argentines greet each other with a kiss on the cheek. The name Argentina comes from the Latin word for sliver ‘argentum’. 30% of Argentine women go through plastic surgeries. From 1974 to 1983 up to 30,000 people went “missing” in Argentina, most of them killed by the junta. Their menus may be as unique as their personal décor. They have also won 14 Copas Américas and six Pan American Gold Medals. The capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires. 36. France and Argentina’s men’s national team are the only ones to have won the international triplet: Confederations Cup, World Cup and the Olympic Gold Medal. Many sections look quite European in architecture. In Spanish the word is “plata” and it was named by the first European explorers of the La Plata Basin. 1. [5], Quechua, which is still spoken in northwest Argentina, was the language of the Inca Empire in Peru. The military rebelled again in 1955 and Perón was forced to flee. 10. It is the second largest country in South America after Brazil, and the eighth largest country in the world. … For the next 200 years they would establish and either keep or abandon settlements. [5], Carlos Saúl Menem, the son of Syrian immigrants, became Argentina’s first Muslim president in 1989. [10], Argentina has been the uninterrupted world polo champion since 1949 and is the source of most of the world’s top 10 polo players today. 38. Quechua words that have entered the English language include llama, pampa, quinine, condor and, gaucho. The Latin dance and music called the Tango began in Buenos Aires. 26. 18. Several of its words have entered the English language, including jaguar and tapioca. Argentina was the first country to have radio broadcasting in the world on August 27, 1920. In the northern region, the country shares borders with Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay, and the eastern border is the Atlantic Ocean. 3. While applying harsh measures against the era’s terrorists and anyone suspected of being sympathizers. [3], Argentina’s workforce is 40% female, and women also hold over 30% of Argentina’s congressional seats. There are over 30 national parks in Argentina. 17. Evidence of these ancient people is in the Cave of Hands. 50 Fascinating Facts about Argentina. Argentina’s earliest recorded humans date from the Paleolithic era. [3], Veneration for the dead is so widespread across Argentina that the Argentines have been described as being “cadaver cultists.” In La Recoleta Cemetery, in Buenos Aires, tomb space goes for as much as US $70,000 for a few square meters making this one of the most expensive plots of land in the world. The country of Argentina has been a thriving country since its independence from Spain in the 1800s. Both the hottest and the coldest temperatures ever recorded on the South American continent have occurred in Argentina. Eight people were crushed to death and 2,000 others injured in her funeral procession. They have four Olympic medals, two World Cups, seven Champions Trophies and a World League win. (Note: Three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun.) [5], Among the oldest evidence of ancient people living in Argentina is the Cave of Hands, in the western part of Patagonia, which has paintings dating from 9,370 years ago. The primary religion of Argentina is Roman Catholicism. 40. It has the second largest economy in South America. It is an official holiday and a time of great celebrations of friendships with people having dinners or parties or calling friends after work. 1. 31. [3], At its mouth, Argentina’s Rio de la Plata is an amazing 124 miles (200 km) wide, making it the widest river in the world, although some consider it more of an estuary. 32. National holidays include the National Folklore Festival of Cosquin (since 1961) in January; the Buenos Aires Tango Festival (since 1999) organized by the Ministry of Culture between February and March annually; the Encuentro y Fiesta Nacional de Colectividades (Communities Meeting and National Celebration – since 1985) in Rosario celebrating the diversity of customs in the immigrant communities in Argentina; OktoberFest Argentina (since 1964) — acclaimed as the third most important OctoberFest site after Munich and Blumenau, Brazil; and Christmas (including Christmas Eve, Holy Innocents Day and Epiphany). The sun is also found on Argentina’s coat of arms. The official language of Argentina is Spanish, and most people there speak the Castilian Spanish dialect.

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