Transcript JAVIER-Argentine-Republic

Argentine Republic
By: Javier de Petris
Where is the Argentine Republic?
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The Argentine Republic or Argentina is located in the
Eastern Coast of South America.
It is bordered by Chile on the west and south, Bolivia and
Paraguay to the north and Brazil and Uruguay to the
northeast.
Pre-revolutionary History of
Argentina
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Argentina was scarcely populated until the Spanish arrival.
The first European contact with Argentina was made by Amerigo
Vespucci.
It was controlled by the Spanish until the Argentine revolution in the
early 1800’s led by Jose de San Martin.
The Argentine Declaration of Independence was written in 1816.
Modern History of Argentina
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Juan Manuel de Rosas ruled Argentina from 1832 to 1852 a period
in which he fought several military campaigns until he was removed
by his governors and the Argentine constitution was written and
approved in 1853.
Buenos Aires rejected the Constitution and the left the
Confederation and fought a war that ended in the Buenos Aires
victory at the Battle of Pavon, however Buenos Aires rejoined the
Confederation.
Argentina grew during the late 19th century and became the 10th
richest nation on earth.
Argentina was heavily affected by the Great Depression and
remained neutral after the attack on Pearl Harbor until it joined the
allies a month before the end of the war.
After the war Argentina was attacked by communist insurgents
causing 9,000-30,000 dead.
Argentina lost the short lived Falkland War against the UK.
Physical Geography of Argentina
 Argentina
has 23 provinces and the
autonomous city of Buenos Aires.
 Argentina also claims to have the
Falklands islands and part of Antarctica.
 2,780,400 km2 land area or 1,073,518 sq
mi.
 8th biggest of the world.
Foreign policy and military of
Argentina
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Argentina is part of the G-20 major economies, the
Union of South American countries, Mercosur and the
UN.
The Argentinean army is 70,000 strong and has the
budget of 3 billion USD
Has strong military ties with Chile, US, Germany,
France, Israel and Italy.
Has claimed control of the Falkland islands, causing
conflict with the UK and the Falkland War.
Economy and Infrastructure of
Argentina
 Argentina
is Latin America’s third largest
economy.
 Argentina’s GDP total is $746.927 billion
and the GDP per capita is $18,205.
 Argentina has the 22nd highest GDP in
the world.
 The currency is pesos in Argentina.
Religions and Races of
Argentina
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Around 76.5% of all Argentineans are
Catholic,11.3% are Atheist, 1.9% are Muslim
and 1.3% are Jewish.
 85% percent of Argentineans are white 1.1% are
Mestizo, 1% are Amerindian and 2.9% are other
races.
Sports in Argentina
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Soccer (or football) is the most popular sport of
Argentina.
 Maradona and Messi amongst other soccer
players were born and played for Argentina.
 Rugby and basketball are also popular in
Argentina.
5 interesting facts about
Argentina
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Argentina is the most visited country in South
America.
 Argentina is the largest Spanish speaking
country in the world.
 Argentina has recently elected Cristina
Fernandez de Kirchner the first female president
of Argentina.
 Buenos Aires is the third biggest city in Latin
America and the second biggest in South
America.