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Nation report
The document summarizes key aspects of Argentina's people, culture, geography, and history. It notes that Argentina is a nation of immigrants originating largely from Italy and Spain. The predominant religion is Roman Catholicism and the main language is Spanish, although with Italian influences. Culturally, Argentina has strong influences from Spanish and Catholic traditions with an emphasis on soccer, meat-focused cuisine, and tango music and dance. Geographically, Argentina has a population of around 39 million people located primarily in cities like Buenos Aires. It borders several South American countries and has a variety of climates and industries like meat-packing and agriculture. Historically, Argentina has progressed from pre-Columbian times through colonial rule from Spain to its modern independent
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- 2. No butts aboutit, the Argentina people are a vibrant culture – as enthusiastic and proud of their country as any other nation. Most Argentineans originated from Italy and Spain with smaller percentages ranging from other European nations and onwards. It would be safe to say that Argentina is a nation largely made up of immigrants. PEOPLE
- 3. The religion mostpracticed in Argentina is Roman Catholicism. The official language that is spoken is Spanish, yet Argentinian Spanish is different from original Spanish. According to kwintessential.com, Argentinian Spanish sounds much more like Italian than Spanish from Spain. PEOPLE
- 4. The culture ofArgentina is strongly borrowed from the various immigrants that populated it. The culture is based mainly off a Spanish heritage, with strong Catholic ties. There is also a name that is given to the populace, a “guacho”, meaning a person from Southern America with Indian and Spanish decent. The main language of the land is Spanish. There is a strong fascination from the culture with soccer (better known as futbol in the country). CULTURE
- 5. Argentina is well-knownfor it’s variety of foods. It’s cuisine consists of corns, pastries and meat. The culture is heavily adopted from farm and ranchero life. Argentina, though known for it’s soccer team, has a national sport called Pato. It is played by using a six handled ball and on horseback. They are also feverously known for their music and dance… tango. CULTURE
- 6. Argentina shares borderswith Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile. The capital of Argentina is the beautiful riverside city of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires has remained the heart of the country, being the hotspot for economic, political and social life. Some of the main industries of Argentina include meat-packing, flourmilling, metalcrafting, electrical equipment, chemicals, drugs, leather goods, and textiles because of the prime location and the resources available. GEOGRAPHY
- 7. Argentina has acurrent population of about 39,144,753 people. The ethnicity that majorly makes up the population is Hispanic white, mostly originating from Spain and Italy. The percentage of them? 98%! The climate of Argentina is mostly temperate, being described as arid in the southeast and subantartic in the south west, according to kwintessential.com. GEOGRAPHY
- 8. Argentina has severalstages of history. The first is known as the Precolumbian time. After that (1500’s to 1800) was known as the colonial period. Next is post- colonial, then lastly is the modern Argentina, being from the late 1800’s to now. HISTORY
- 9. Where things startedhappening was the colonial period, basically this is when the Spaniards arrived. With the arrival of the Spanish came their form of government, known as Viceroyalty. Wars for independence would rage during the time of the post colonial age, and the result was a new united nation. Modern Argentina boomed from improvements in agriculture, foreign investment, and new railroads and ports. Masses of immigration poured in from Europe. HISTORY
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