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toc __Republica Argentina__ = =
 * **__Argentina__
 * ==**__ Fun Facts __**== ||
 * * **Capital-** Buenos Aires
 * **Location-** South America
 * **Borders-** Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay.
 * **Size-** About 2.8 million sq. km, second largest country in South America
 * **Population-** About 41,029,000 in 2010
 * **Language-** Spanish
 * **Government-** Republic
 * **Head of State-** Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner
 * **Elections-** Every four years
 * **Religions-** Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, Other 4%
 * **Education Expectancy-** Male: 15 years, Female: 17 years, Total: 16 years
 * **Literacy-** 15 and over can read and write, Male: 97.2%, Female: 97.2%
 * **Exports-** Soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles corn and wheat. Earn about 68.5 billion.
 * **Imports-** Machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, and plastics. Earn about 56.44 billion. ||

Political Map [[image:http://argentinapolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/argentina-mapa-politico.jpg width="419" height="602"]]
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Timeline
**1776-** Buenos Aires chosen as capital. **1816-** Argentina gains independence. **1820-** Argentina takes possesion of Falklands. **1835-** Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator. **1852-** Argentina Civil War, Rosas is defeated. **1865**- Argentina Rural society is founded. **1880-** Buenos Aires is accepted as permanent capital. **1912-** Electoral reform is introduced. **1913-** Underground railway opens in capital. **1916-** Election of Hipolito Irigoyen as president. **1930-** military coup removes Hipolito from presidency. **1943-** Power is seized by a new military junta. **1946-** Juan Peron elected president. **1952-** Eva Peron dies and achieves status of popular saint. **1960-** Nazi War Criminal found in Buenos Aires. **1973-** 77 year old Juan Peron again elected president. **1974-** Isabel Peron becomes president after her husband dies. **1981**- Leopold Galteri becomes leader of Military Junta. **1982-** Argentina ship called General Belgrano sank by British torpedo killing 368 lives. **1986-** Argentina wins world cup. **1989**-Carlo Menem is elected president and introduces free economy. **1995-** Britain and Argentina agree on exploitation of oil. **2001-** Five presidents succeed each other within a month due to economic crisis. **2007-** Christina Fernandez, first women president. **2010-** First Latin American country to legalize gay marriage**.** = Famous People =

**Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner-** She is the current president of Argentina was sworn in on December 10th, 2007. She was born on February 19th, 1953 in La Plata, Buenos Aires. She is the 55th president of Argentina. Also she is the first female president to be elected, and second female president to serve. **Lionel Messi-** Currently one of the best soccer players in the world and plays on the Argentina's national soccer team and FC Barcelona. Born on June 24th, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe. He got several nominations for FIFA World Player of Year by the age of 21. **Diego Torres-** He is a famous singer/songwriter and actor. He was born in 1971 in Buenos Aires. One of his most famous songs is "Color Esperanza", which was released on May 16th, 2002 in the United States. **Juan Domingo Peron-** He is a famous politician, soldier, and ex-president of Argentina. He was the president for three times, but didn't finish to of them because he was overthrown or he died. After he got thrown out during his second term, he went into exile for 18 years. The third term he died before he finished it. He died in 1974. **Jorge Luis Borges-** He is considered one of today's best modern writers. People know him as a Spanish prose and a literary hero of Argentina. He is also a poet, essayist, critic, translator and short-story writer. Borges also specializes in history, culture, and literature in Argentina and Uruguay. **Quino-** He is a famous cartoonist and humorist. He was born in Guaymallen, Argentina in 1932. He is known for his most successful comic strip called "Mafalda", which was published between 1964 and 1973. He got chosen as cartoonist of the year in 1982 by many cartoonists around the world. **Ernesto "Che" Guevara-** He was a Argentina Marxist revolutionary and a leader of the Communist Revolution in Cuba. Guevara was also a politician, author, physician, and military theorist. He is known as a symbol of rebellion and revolution. Also he published manuals that influenced many about Guerilla Warfare. in the 1960s. = Places to Visit =


 * Iguazu Waterfalls- ** They are located in Puerto, Iguazu, Argentina. It is made up of about 275 waterfalls and cascades. They have catwalks that walk out and allow you to get up close to the falls and feel the sprays. Also they have boat trips that take you out on the water and you can see the falls from the water. The falls stretch for about 2,700 meters in diameter and reach up to 80 meters high. "Devil's Throat", which is a hole that the water pours into is a beautiful sight to see and probably the best part of the falls. Overall the falls are a beautiful and magnificent sight to see in Argentina.



**Perito Moreno Glacier-** Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier in Los Glaciares National Park. Here you can also walk out on catwalks and get a great, up-close look at this magnificent glacier. The glacier is 97 square miles in area and 19 miles long. This enormous glacier found in Southern Patagonia is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonia Ice Fields in the Andes. They allow a boat ride that goes into the lake that the glacier flows into. This sight of the beautiful and huge glacier is about a three hour flight from Buenos Aires, but is well worth the sight.
 * Puerto Madryn- ** Puerto Madryn is a tourist sight in the Arg ﻿ entine Patagonia. Here you can watch Southern Right Whales in the Gulf Nuevo, ﻿ you get to see the penguin colony in the Punto Tombo Natural Protected Area, also you get to see the Valdes Peninsula, which is a wildlife sanctuary for birds and marine animals. You can get to Puerto Madryn by a short flight or 17 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires.

**Bariloche-** Bariloche is known mainly for its snow and if you ski, you will love Bariloche. If you don't ski, it has many of things to do such as rafting, camping, fishing, climbing and hiking. Bariloche is a very beautiful sight and is calm and quiet and just a nice place to get away. While there, you can go sailing and swimming. It is a nice German-Swiss twist because you can have amazing Swiss Chocolate and be able to ski on a mountain within a mile away. Bariloche has amazing views and is a very peaceful spot in Argentina. **Sports**

**Soccer-** Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Argentina and have groomed some of the greatest players of all time. Players such as Diego Maradona, who played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments and one of which he was captain and led them to a 2-1 win over West Germany. Also during that tournament he won the Golden Ball award as the tournaments best player. In his international career with Argentina he got 91 appearances and 34 goals. Also Lionel Messi is another amazing Argentine soccer player of today. He made his first Argentine appearance at the age of 18. He had amazing seasons from 2004-2009 by breaking his teams records for being the youngest soccer player to score a league goal to receiving several nominations for FIFA World Player of the Year at the age of 21 and also in the 2008-2009 season scoring 38 goals. As of right now Argentina is ranked 5th overall in the world for soccer. **Argentina Soccer Team** **Lionel Messi** **Pato**- Pato is the national sport of Argentina since 1953. Pato is played on a horseback that combines elements such as polo and basketball. Pato is not a very popular sport among other countries, which is why there are no national standings and significant athletes.



**Boxing-** Argentina is a very popular sport in Argentina, but not as popular as soccer. These are some boxers from Argentina: Carlos Monzon, who is a legendary boxer from Argentina, who helped them earn 24 Olympic medals, seven of which are gold. Marcela Acuna is a world champion female boxer and one of the most popular boxers of the 2000s in Argentina. Sergio Martinez outpointed Kelly Pavlik to win the lineal Middleweight champion of the world.

**Sergio Martinez** =Major Holidays=
 * Carlos Monzon**


 * January 1st-** New Years Day, a day when people celebrate the beginning of the new year.
 * March and April-** Easter is celebrated from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday.
 * April 2nd-** Malvinas Day, a day to remember when the Argentine military invaded the Falkland Islands.
 * May 1st-** Labor Day, a day to raise social awareness of struggling workers.
 * May 25th-** National Day, the anniversary date of when Argentina got its first national government.
 * June 20th-** Flag Day, a day to observe the national flag of Argentina.
 * July 9th**- Independence Day, a day to celebrate the signing of the declaration that gave Argentina independence from Spain.
 * October 12th-** Day of the Race or Day of the Americas and Columbus Day, a day that celebrates Christopher Columbus saying he would bring race and civilization to the Americas.
 * December 25th-** Christmas, a day that celebrates the birth of Jesus, many traditions like America.

= National Anthem =

media type="youtube" key="MbrWohF_h-Q" height="243" width="295" align="left" __**Lyrics**__ Oíd, mortales!, el grito sagrado: ¡Libertad!, ¡Libertad!, ¡Libertad! Oíd el ruido de rotas cadenas, ved en trono a la noble igualdad. Se levanta a la faz de la Tierra una nueva y gloriosa Nación, coronada su sien de laureles, y a sus plantas rendido un león.

De los nuevos campeones los rostros Marte mismo parece animar la grandeza se anida en sus pechos: a su marcha todo hacen temblar. Se conmueven del Inca las tumbas, y en sus huesos revive el ardor, lo que ve renovando a sus hijos de la Patria el antiguo esplendor.

Pero sierras y muros se sienten retumbar con horrible fragor: todo el país se conturba por gritos de venganza, de guerra y furor. En los fieros tiranos la envidia escupió su pestífera hiel; su estandarte sangriento levantan provocando a la lid más cruel.

¿No los veis sobre México y Quito arrojarse con saña tenaz y cuál lloran, bañados en sangre, Potosí, Cochabamba y La Paz? ¿No los veis sobre el triste Caracas luto y llanto y muerte esparcir? ¿No los veis devorando cual fieras todo pueblo que logran rendir?

A vosotros se atreve, argentinos, el orgullo del vil invasor. Vuestros campos ya pisa contando tantas glorias hollar vencedor. Mas los bravos, que unidos juraron su feliz libertad sostener, a estos tigres sedientos de sangre fuertes pechos sabrán oponer.

El valiente argentino a las armas corre ardiendo con brío y valor, el clarín de la guerra, cual trueno, en los campos del Sud resonó. Buenos Aires se pone a la frente de los pueblos de la ínclita unión, y con brazos robustos desgarran al ibérico altivo León.

San José, San Lorenzo, Suipacha, ambas Piedras, Salta y Tucumán, La Colonia y las mismas murallas del tirano en la Banda Oriental. Son letreros eternos que dicen: aquí el brazo argentino triunfó, aquí el fiero opresor de la Patria su cerviz orgullosa dobló.

La victoria al guerrero argentino con sus alas brillantes cubrió, y azorado a su vista el tirano con infamia a la fuga se dio. Sus baneras, sus armas se rinden por trofeos a la libertad, y sobre alas de gloria alza el pueblo trono digno a su gran majestad.

Desde un polo hasta el otro resuena de la fama el sonoro clarín, y de América el nombre enseñado les repite: "¡Mortales, oíd!: ya su trono dignísimo abrieron las Provincias Unidas del Sud". Y los libres del mundo responden: "Al gran pueblo argentino, ¡salud!

Sean eternos los laureles, que supimos conseguir. Coronados de gloria vivamos... ¡o juremos con gloria morir!

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