ARGENTINA

Its official name the Republic of Argentina, one of the countries of South America and is the second largest of its terms of area after Brazil, and the third in terms of population after Brazil and Colombia, is the capital of Buenos Aires and is located almost in the center of Argentina in the eastern part of them, and concentrated by most of the population, where is located only About a third of the population of Argentina and the rest of the population is spread to the rest of the cities of the State.

Argentina returns the name of the Latin word Erjntom means silver, and is due for this is because the early settlers Spaniards who arrived in Argentina during the sixteenth century came in search of silver and gold.

Occupies Argentina most of the southern part of the continent of South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the south and east, where the coastline extends east to the Atlantic Ocean and participate in its western border and south with Chile, on the north with Bolivia and Paraguay, and north-east with Brazil and Uruguay .

General information about Argentina:

Area: total area of ​​2,766,890 km 2 Argentina.

Population: a population of about 39,921,833 people.

Population grows slowly in Argentina because of the low birth rate, and this percentage of the most lowest in South America.

Capital: Buenos Aires

Language: The official language is Spanish, in addition to a number of other languages ​​such as Italian, English, French, German.

Currency: Argentine peso equal to 100 centavos.

Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant.

Aspects of the surface:

The nature of the surface in Argentina vary from one region to another, where there are forests in large areas in the northern part along the border of Bolivia and Paraguay, and is characterized by mountainous west, where occupies the Andes western border of it, and the South There plateau Btajohnaa, while located Pampa a fertile plain in the center of the country.

And extends in Argentina, a number of rivers, among them the river Barna and the River Uruguay and the River Barahawwaa which is the mouth of major river Barna and the River Plate, also collapsed, Colorado, Salado, and Tejroa where the promise of important rivers in Argentina as there are many lakes.

Climate:

Argentina enjoys a mild climate for most areas except the area in the north-east, where a climate tropical, as well as where the area is located north of the Gran Chaco, dominated by a subtropical climate, mild weather prevails most of the coastal areas.

System of government:

Argentina won its independence from Spain on July 9, 1816 m, the text of the Argentine Constitution, passed in 1853, to be

The country is under a Republican is elected president and a Congress, and is placed by the Constitution of the Romanian Catholic Church, under the protection of the state and required to be president and vice president of the Roman Catholics.

Government in Argentina, Federal Republic, where the elected president of Argentina for four years, and may not hold this position for more than two consecutive terms, and the President is the Commander of the Armed Forces, the President shall appoint the members of the Council of Ministers who head executive departments of government, consisting of Congress in Argentina two chambers: the House of Representatives consists of 259 members, the Senate consists of 72 members.

Argentina is divided to 22 administrative regions and each region is headed by governor chosen by the people, and the territory of insular one, and one federal district.

The President is responsible for the appoint Supreme Court will also appoint a federal appeals court judges.

There are two major parties in Argentina are the Radical Party, the Party of Justice and also called the Party of Peron, and there are a number of other small parties.

 Tourism and Cities:

Most of Argentina's population is concentrated in the cities of Buenos Aires, where only the largest percentage

 Of the urban population, and is the capital Buenos Aires is the main center for various activities are the main center of government, commerce, industry and agriculture, and other many other activities. It is noted on the cities in Argentina and the clarity of the European appearance for both in architectural form or style of life which reflects the influence of European settlers.

Featuring Argentina existence of vast areas of sandy beaches overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, where he enjoys a lot of Argentines spend their holidays on the shore of the ocean, and also is the southern Andes, a tourist attraction important as frequented by tourists in the winter for skiing, summer, popular with hikers and hunters, in addition to the area Cordoba, which is also the president to spend the holiday.

The football of the most popular sports of the Argentine people that enjoy strong popularity there, in addition to a number of other sports.

The most famous athletes who came out to the global sports arena from Argentina to the famous football player Diego Maradona.