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ARGENTINA LOCATION • A plain rising in the southern half of South America from the Atlantic • Bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay on the north and Uruguay and Brazil on the east • The world’s eighth largest country • Covers an area of 1.1 million square m • Provides the ocean coastline of •Has a diversity of land and culture the Atlantic •South is arctic regions • It provides an important cultural •North is forested jungle regions •West has rugged mountains regions and economic connection for all of South America GEOGRAPHY There are six major regions: •Cuyo & the Andean Northwest •Mesopotamia & the Northeast •Tierra del Fuego •Patagonia and the Lake District •The Pampas •The Chaco GOVERNMENT • • • • • • • • • Country name: The Argentine Republic Capital is Buenos Aires Government type: Republic President is elected by popular vote to 4- year term Cabinet is appointed by the president Date of independence: July 9, 1816 President is elected by popular vote to a 4 year term Cabinet is appointed by the president Supreme Court is appointed by the president with the consent of the Senate •Population: 39,144,753 •Ethnic Make-up: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, Amerindian, or other non white groups 3% The current president of Argentina is a woman; Christina Fernandez de Kirchner CURRENCY • Name: Peso • 1 Argentine peso = 0.257965 U.S. dollars • Paper money comes in denominations of: $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 • There are 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents and 1 peso coins. The 5, 10, 25 and 50 cent coins have two versions: silver plated and golden. 1 cent 5 cents 25 cents 50 cents 1 peso 5 pesos 10 pesos 2 pesos 20 pesos 50 pesos 10 cents 100 pesos NATURAL RESOURCES • fertile plains of the pampas • lead • zinc • tin • copper • iron ore • manganese • petroleum • uranium "the sovereign should be educated" Domingo Sarmineto SCHOOLING Level • Education in Argentina is divided in three phases. Initial • 1st comprises grades first to ninth, and is called Educación General Básica Primary or EGB ("Basic General Education") • EGB is divided in three Secondary stages, called ciclos, (cycles) • 2nd is secondary schooling Vocational called Polimodal • 3rd is college education Universities • funded by tax payers at all levels except for the majority of graduate studies Schools Teachers 1 Students 16,298 79,721 1,324,529 22,196 289,898 4,683,963 22,080 133,225 3,372,411 1,870 15,747 509,134 85 117,359 1,527,310 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Argentina HISTORY • Along with many nomadic tribes people, two main indigenous • • • • • groups existed in Argentina before the European arrival: Diaguita and Guarani The first Spaniard to land in Argentina was Juan de Solis The British attacked Buenos Aires in 1806 and 1807, but Spaniards fought off the attacks The French captured Spain’s King Ferdinand VIII Argentina fell completely under the rule of the local viceroyalty, which was highly unpopular. The locals rebelled against the viceroyalty and declared their allegiance to the captive king By 1816, the division between Argentina and its mother country had become quite apparent, and a party of separatists decided to declare the country's independence http://www.geographia.com/argentina/history.htm FAMILY • The family is the center of Argentine life with extended families still having prominence. • The heads of powerful families command widespread respect, but with this comes a responsibility to care for others in terms of security, jobs, etc and to maintain personal and family honor. • Children usually remain living at home until married TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Basílica de La Virgen de Luján Historical National Monument The most visited site inside the Basilica is the Virgin Mary • El Tigre Delta the starting point to hundreds of islands that form the Delta of the Paraná Also has a Casino and fruit market • Parque de la Costa An amusement park with rides, mimes, clowns, dancers and laser shows • Casino de Tigre Trilenium more than 60 gaming tables, roulettes, black jack, slots and a VIP lounge • Colonia del Sacramento A small city founded by the Portuguese in 1680 For more information: http://www.easybuenosairescity.com/activities1.htm • • • • • • FOOD The most popular meal is "el asado" • Fruits, grains, and vegetables are very important in traditional Argentina food or "parrillada", a mixed grill of steaks and other meat cuts •Argentina fruits and grains are part of a low cholesterol diet Most of the cities (excluding Buenos •Fruits and vegetables are sold in large Aires) close for lunch time. This is open markets in some parts of Argentina when most people return home to •Alfajores: two round sweet biscuits joined enjoy a large meal. together with dulce de leche or jam and Traditional lunches in Argentina are covered with powdered sugar. In most alfajores there are two layers of cake, and a long and well developed. filling in between. (Seen below) Most of the popular food has European roots. Lots of meats, pastas and breads are included in an Argentina diet. Dulce de Leche is an Argentina delight. Its made from milk and used in almost all Argentina desserts. Lots of effort is put into the outward Other information and recipe’s found at: texture. http://www.popular-traditional-argentina-food.com/fruit.html