What are some interesting facts on argentina?

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doubledeuce44

1. Contrary to stereotype, Argentines are not by majority, hispanic despite speaking Spanish. Most are of Italian, German, Welsh background. A smaller % is from Spain.

2. Argentine Spanish is called Lumfardo and bears greater resemblance to Italian than the Mexican Spanish we Americans are used to

3. Argentina is the 3rd largest beef producer in the world.

4. 80% of the pop. lives in Buenos Aires.

5. Argentina is one of the smallest pop. countries among major nations, with only around 38M people. Thats smaller than California.

6. Argentine women undergo the most # of plastic surgeries in the world, per capita. Argentina is possibly the worlds most appearance-conscious country in the world, and over 30% of its women suffer from some form of eating disorder.

7. Argentina's climate is actually quite cold, with about 20% arctic- not what one would expect from South America.

8. Argentines seem to be congenitally frightened of spices. The vast bulk of the food is beef and vegetables with a bland sauce called Chimichuri.

Hollister 22

Their leading export is Whole wheat grain which for their climate is very unusual!

Yasin A

Argentina is a country in southern South America. It ranks second in land area in South America, and eighth in the world.

Argentina occupies a continental surface area of 2,766,890 kmĀ² (1,078,000 sq mi) between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. 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. Under the name of Argentine Antarctica, it claims 969,464 kmĀ² (374,312 sq mi) of Antarctica, overlapping other claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom.

The country is formally called the Argentine Republic (Spanish: RepĆŗblica Argentina. For many legal purposes, NaciĆ³n Argentina (Argentine Nation) is used.

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Full Name
RepĆŗblica Argentina

Capital City
Buenos Aires

Area
2,776,890 sq km
1,072,157 sq miles

Population
37,812,817

Languages
Spanish (official)
Quechua (other)
Guarani (other)
Araucanian (other)
LUNFARDO means slang

Religion
93% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 1.5% Ukranian Catholic, 1% Armenian Orthodox

Currency
Argentinian Peso (Arg$)

Country Dialing Code
54

I have the true answer.

the weather is good all year round.
they have the best meat. (better than the US)
the people are very friendly, it is a nice place to live or visit, everything is very cheap it is a good place to spend a year or a month.
mark my words.

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