Fun facts about Argentina
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The name Argentina is derived from the Italian word for silver, 'argentino'.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the Southern Cone of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
From the “Etymology” section
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Humans inhabited parts of what is now Argentina as early as 21,000 years ago.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the Southern Cone of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Pablo A. Gimenez from Buenos Aires, Argentina · CC BY-SA 2.0
The first written use of the name 'Argentina' in Spanish can be traced to a poem from 1602.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the Southern Cone of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
From the “Etymology” section
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Photo: Pablo A. Gimenez from Buenos Aires, Argentina · CC BY-SA 2.0
The 'Dirty War' involved state terrorism in Argentina against political dissidents, with an estimated 15,000 to 30,000 victims.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the Southern Cone of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Pablo A. Gimenez from Buenos Aires, Argentina · CC BY-SA 2.0
Argentina's wheat exports increased from 100,000 to 2,500,000 tons per year between 1870 and 1910.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the Southern Cone of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Pablo A. Gimenez from Buenos Aires, Argentina · CC BY-SA 2.0