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{{Infobox_Country|

native_name = ''República Argentina'' |

conventional_long_name = Argentine Republic |

common_name = Argentina |

image_flag = Flag of Argentina.svg |

image_coat = Argentina_coa.png |

symbol_type=Coat of arms |

image_map = ArgentinaWorldMap.png |

national_motto = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''En Unión y Libertad''<br>([[English language|English]]: "In Union and Liberty")|

national_anthem = ''[[Argentine National Anthem|Himno Nacional Argentino]]'' |

official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]|

capital = [[Buenos Aires]] |

latd=34|latm=20|latNS=S|longd=58|longm=30|longEW=W|

largest_city = [[Buenos Aires]] |

government_type= [[Federal republic]] |

leader_title1 = [[President of Argentina|President]]|

leader_name1 = [[Néstor Kirchner]] |

area_rank = 8th |

area_magnitude = 1_E12 |

area=2,791,810¤|

areami² = 1,077,924¤| <!-- Do not remove -->

percent_water = 1.1 |

population_estimate = 39,921,833|

population_estimate_year = 2006 |

population_estimate_rank = 30th |

population_census= 36,260,130|

population_census_year= 2001|

population_density = 13 |

population_densitymi² = 33.7 | <!-- Do not remove -->

population_density_rank= 195th|

GDP_PPP_year=2005|

GDP_PPP = US $537.2 billion [http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ar.html#Econ]|

GDP_PPP_rank = 22nd |

GDP_PPP_per_capita = US $14,087 |

GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 50th |

HDI_year = 2003 |

HDI = 0.863 |

HDI_rank = 34th |

HDI_category = <font color="#009900">high</font> |

sovereignty_type = [[Independence]]|

sovereignty_note = From [[Spain]] |

established_event1 = [[May Revolution]] |

established_event2 = [[Argentine Declaration of Independence|Declared]] |

established_event3 = Recognized |

established_date1 = [[25 May]] [[1810]] |

established_date2 = [[9 July]] [[1816]] |

established_date3 = [[1821]] (by [[Portugal]]) |

currency = [[Argentine peso|Peso]] |

currency_code = ARS |

time_zone= [[Time in Argentina|ART]] |

utc_offset= -3 |

time_zone_DST= ARST |

utc_offset_DST= -3 |

cctld= [[.ar]] |

calling_code = 54 |

footnotes = ¤ Argentina also has a [[Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands|territorial dispute]] with the [[United Kingdom]] over an additional 1,000,000 km² of [[Antarctica]], the [[Falkland Islands]] and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]], for a total of 3,761,274 km² (1,452,236&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi).

}}

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'''Argentina''' is the second-largest [[country]] in [[South America]] and the eighth-largest country in the world.

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It occupies a continental surface area of 2,791,810 [[square kilometre|km²]] (1,078,000&nbsp;[[square mile|sq&nbsp;mi]]) and is located between the [[Andes]] [[mountain range]] in the west and the southern [[Atlantic Ocean]] in the east and south. It is bordered by [[Paraguay]] and [[Bolivia]] in the north, [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]] in the northeast, and [[Chile]] in the west and south. It also claims the [[British overseas territory|British overseas territories]] of the [[Falkland Islands]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Islas Malvinas'') and [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]]. Under the name of [[Argentine Antarctica]], it claims 969,464 km² (374,312&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi) of [[Antarctica]], overlapping other claims by [[Chile]] and the [[United Kingdom]].

:I can't read French very much, so can someone explain how an article only five paragraphs long qualifies as a featured article? Is it referring to the page plus sub-pages, or something? Most of it is clearly translated / copied from the English pages anyway. --[[User:DannyWilde|DannyWilde]] 06:57, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

It seems like it might be the entire collection, which is odd: "l'ensemble d'articles est complet et (presque) en position pour postuler ici." They seem to have featured WikiPortals as well. On the other hand, I had a look at some of their other featured articles and they appear to be similar to ours (ie: longish, illustrated, complete). [[User:Exploding Boy|Exploding Boy]] 17:26, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

The country is formally named the '''Argentine Republic''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''República Argentina'', [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[reˈpuβlika aɾxɛnˈtina]}}), but for purposes of [[Law of Argentina|legislation]], the form ''Nación Argentina'' (Argentine Nation) is used.

:Actually, the listing seems to be wrong, now. The French page has no star in the right hand corner to show it as a featured article. Looking through the history, it was a featured article on April 15th, 2005 (probably when the project was still small), but had it put up for removal on December 14th, which was of course passed. The '''German''' article ''is'' a featured article, but I don't speak German. It seems to be substantial, however, so maybe there's been a change since Danny made his statement 9 months ago. &mdash; [[User:Yom|<font color="green">ዮም</font>]] | '''[[Special:Emailuser/Yom|<font color="#FFD700">(Yom)</font>]]''' | [[User talk:Yom|<font color="red">Talk</font>]] • <small>[[Special:Contributions/Yom|contribs]] • [[WP:ETH|Ethiopia]]</small> 01:02, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

==Origin and history of the name==

{{main|Origin and history of the name of Argentina}}

The name '''Argentina''' derives from the [[Latin]] ''argentum'' ([[silver]]). The first [[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]]s discovered the [[Río de la Plata]] ("River of Silver"). [[Indigenous]] people gave silver gifts to the survivors of the shipwrecked expedition, who were led by [[Juan Díaz de Solís]]. The legend of [[Sierra del Plata]] — a mountain rich in silver — reached Spain around [[1524]]. The source of the silver was the area where the city of [[Potosí]] was to be founded in [[1546]]. An expedition that followed the trail of the silver up the [[Paraná River|Paraná]] and [[Pilcomayo]] rivers finally reached the source of the silver only to find it already claimed by previous explorers that had reached it from [[Lima]], the capital of the Viceroyalty.

{{FAOL|German|de:Japanisches Schriftsystem}}

The name Argentina was first used in [[Ruy Díaz de Guzmán's]] 1612 book ''Historia del descubrimiento, población, y conquista del Río de la Plata'' (History of the discovery, population, and conquest of the Río de la Plata), naming the territory ''Tierra Argentina'' (Land of Silver).

:The German version has less material in it that the Japanese writing pages here and the material seems to be mostly translated or copied from the English pages. --[[User:DannyWilde|DannyWilde]] 06:57, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

==Early writing system==

==History==

I'm changing the given pronunciation for 神代文字 from ''shindai moji'' to how it is actually read, ''kamiyo moji''. There are also numerous kinds of ''kamiyo moji'', so I am slightly reworking the text of this area to reflect that. --- [[User:Eirikr|Eirikr]] 02:17, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[[Image:Toortse Rio de la Plata.png|thumb|right|200px|Río de la Plata aboriginals, as pictured by Hendrick Ottsen (1603)]]

{{main|History of Argentina}}

The first signs of human presence in Argentina are not located in the [[Patagonia]] (Piedra Museo, Santa Cruz), and date from 11,000 BC <ref>[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedra_Museo Piedra Museo]</ref>. Around 1 AD, several corn-based civilizations developed in the western and northwestern [[Andean]] region (Ansilta, Condorhuasi, Ciénaga, Aguada, Santa María, Huarpes, Diaguitas, Sanavirones, among others). In 1480 the [[Inca Empire]], under the rule of emperor Pachacutec, launched an offensive and conquered present-day northwestern Argentina, integrating it into a region called [[Collasuyu]]. In the northeastern area, the [[Guaraní]] developed a culture based on [[yuca]] and [[sweet potato]]. The central and southern areas ([[Pampas]] and Patagonia) were dominated by nomadic cultures, unified in the 17th century by the [[Mapuche]]s, and never conquered by the Europeans.

Also, the bit on pronunciation and ''on-yomi'' and ''kun-yomi'' appears out of place here, but I'm not sure what else to do with it, so I'm leaving it where it is. --- [[User:Eirikr|Eirikr]] 02:55, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[[Image:Buenos Aires shortly after its foundation 1536.png|thumb|left|210px|Buenos Aires in 1536]]

Europeans arrived in 1502. [[Spain]] established a permanent colony on the site of [[Buenos Aires]] in 1580, and the [[Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata]] in 1776. In 1806 and 1807 the [[British Empire]] [[British invasions of the Río de la Plata|invaded the Viceroyalty]], but the creole population managed to repel the invasions. On [[May Revolution|May 25]], [[1810]], after the confirmation of the rumors about the overthrow of [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|King Ferdinand VII]] by Napoleon, the most prominent citizens of [[Buenos Aires]] took advantage of the situation and created the [[Primera Junta|First Government Junta]]. [[Argentine Declaration of Independence|Independence from Spain]] was declared on [[July 9]], [[1816]]. Centralist and federationist groups (Spanish: Unitarios and Federales) were in conflict until national unity was established and the [[Constitution of Argentina|constitution]] promulgated in 1853.

It's a year late, but the actual pronounciation is actually "jindai moji", although "jindai" can also be read "kamiyo" on it's own. I changed the article[[User:Mackan|Mackan]] 02:12, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Foreign [[investment]] and [[Immigration in Argentina|immigration]] from Europe led to the adoption of modern agricultural techniques and integration of Argentina into the world economy in the late 19th century. In the 1880s, the "[[Conquest of the Desert]]" subdued or exterminated the remaining indigenous tribes throughout [[Patagonia]].

:: I concur. 神代文字 is read as "jindai moji". [[User:Bendono|Bendono]] 05:39, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

From 1880 to 1930, Argentina enjoyed increasing prosperity and prominence. Conservative forces dominated Argentine politics until 1916, when their traditional rivals, the [[Radical Civic Union|Radicals]], won control of the government. The military forced [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]] from power in 1930, leading to another decade of Conservative rule.

== Borrowings from Korean ==

[[Image:Juan Peron con banda de presidente.jpg|thumb|right|200px|President [[Juan Perón]] (1946)]]

:チョンガー (Japanese: chongaa, Korean: 총각 &mdash; chonggak, meaning 'bachelor')

Political change led to the presidency of [[Juan Perón]] in 1946, who tried to empower the working class and greatly expanded the number of unionized workers. The [[Revolución Libertadora]] of [[1955]] deposed him.

:ビビンバ (Japanese: bibimba, Korean: 비빔밥 &mdash; bibimbap, a rice bowl with vegetables)

Of course they couldn't be written in Han-geul in Japanese.

From the 1950s to 1970s, military and civilian administrations traded power. In those years the economy grew strongly and poverty declined (less than 6% in 1975) while political violence continued escalating. In 1973, Perón returned to the presidency, but he died less than a year after. His third wife [[Isabel Martínez de Perón|Isabel]], the Vice President, succeeded him in office, but a military coup removed her from office on [[24 March]], [[1976]].

The only non-kana spelling Japanese could possibly borrow from Korean would be Hanja.

Any Korean-speakers out there to replace Han-geul with Hanja here ? [[User:Taw|Taw]] 00:17, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

: While I agree that Japanese wouldn't use hangeul to write these words, 비빔밥 is tricky, because as far as I know there is no ''hanja'' for this word; it's a native Korean word. There is a literal translation for the same food ("mixed meal/rice") in Chinese (拌飯 in Traditional Chinese or 拌饭 in Simplified) but I believe these are not considered ''hanja'', since they're read differently (my dictionary says both characters are read "ban" in Korean). The main point of this section was originally to refute a mistaken "fact" posted declaring that ''katakana'' are never used for Chinese or Korean loanwords, but I see your point as well. --[[User:Che fox|Che Fox]] 01:28, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The armed forces took power through a [[Military dictatorship|junta]] in charge of the self-appointed [[Proceso de Reorganización Nacional|National Reorganization Process]] until 1983. The armed forces repressed opposition using harsh illegal measures (the "[[Dirty War]]"); thousands of dissidents "[[desaparecidos|disappeared]]", while the [[SIDE]] cooperated with [[DINA]] and other South American intelligence agencies, and allegedly with the [[CIA]] in [[Operation Condor]]. Many of the military leaders that took part in the Dirty War were trained in the [[United States|U.S.]]-financed [[School of the Americas]], among them Argentine dictators [[Leopoldo Galtieri]] and [[Roberto Viola]].

[[Image:Junta Militar Argentina 1976.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The first military junta of the ''[[Proceso de Reorganización Nacional|Proceso]]'' (1976)]]

Economic problems, charges of corruption, public revulsion in the face of [[human rights]] abuses and, finally, the country's 1982 defeat in the [[Falklands War]] discredited the Argentine military regime.

Democracy was restored in 1983. [[Raúl Alfonsín]]'s Radical government took steps to account for the "disappeared", established civilian control of the armed forces, and consolidated democratic institutions. The members of the three military juntas were prosecuted and sentenced to life terms. Failure to resolve endemic economic problems and an inability to maintain public confidence led to Alfonsín's early departure.

== Which of the four scripts is the most popular? ==

President [[Carlos Menem]] imposed a [[Argentine peso|peso]]-[[United States dollar|dollar]] [[Argentine Currency Board|fixed exchange rate]] in 1991 to stop [[hyperinflation]] and adopted far-reaching market-based policies, dismantling [[protectionism|protectionist]] barriers and business [[deregulation|regulations]], and implementing a [[privatization]] program. These reforms contributed to significant increases in investment and growth with stable prices through most of the 1990s.

The article is vague on this point, I'd like to clear it up but i have no idea of the answer to this question. -- [[User:AS Artimour|AS Artimour]] 17:24, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[[Image:Cacerolazo Argentina 2001-2002.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Protest against the ''[[corralito]]'' (2002)]]

The Menem and [[Fernando de la Rúa|de la Rúa]] administrations faced diminished competitiveness of exports, massive imports which damaged national industry and reduced employment, chronic fiscal and trade deficits, and the contagion of several economic crises. The [[Asian financial crisis]] in [[1998]] precipitated an [[capital outflow|outflow of capital]] that mushroomed into a [[recession]], which led to a total freezing of [[bank account]]s (the ''[[corralito]]''), and culminated in a [[Argentine economic crisis (1999-2002)|financial panic in November 2001]]. The next month, amidst [[December 2001 riots (Argentina)|bloody riots]], President de la Rúa resigned.

::Written Japanese uses multiple scripts, simultaneously, to compose sentences. The absolute most important ones are 1) kanji, 2) hiragana, 3) katakana, and to a much lesser degree 4) Latin. [[User:Bendono|Bendono]] 05:44, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

In two weeks, several new presidents followed in quick succession, culminating in [[Eduardo Duhalde]] being appointed interim [[President of Argentina]] by the Legislative Assembly on 2 January 2002. Argentina [[default (finance)|defaulted]] on its international debt obligations. The peso's almost 11-year-old linkage to the U.S. dollar was abandoned, resulting in major [[depreciation (currency)|depreciation]] of the peso and [[inflation]], in turn triggering a jump in unemployment and poverty. Although it was one of Argentina's worst crises ever, a [[military coup]] did not materialize and [[democracy]] remained in place.

Written Japanese uses a complete mishmash of characters from the Kana and Kanji scripts. Romaji isn't often used except to explain the language to foreigners. You can't get by only learning one script. There are too many loanwords not to learn katakana, too many native words not to learn hiragana, and kanji is used everywhere except very simple written Japanese. [[User:Dracker|Dracker]] 20:03, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

With a more competitive and flexible exchange rate, the country started implementing new policies based on re-industrialization, [[import substitution]], increased exports, and consistent fiscal surplus. By the end of 2002, the economy began to become stabilized. In [[2003]], [[Néstor Kirchner]] was elected president. During Kirchner's presidency, Argentina [[Argentine debt restructuring|restructured its defaulted debt]] with a steep discount (about 70 percent) on most bonds, renegotiated contracts with utilities, and nationalized previously privatized industries.

== Scientific names ==

==Politics==

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[[Image:Buenos Aires Congreso stock xchng 214239.jpg|thumb|250px|Congress building in Buenos Aires]]

{{morepolitics|country=Argentina}}

Argentina's political framework is a [[federation|federal]] [[presidential system|presidential]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]], in which the [[President of Argentina]] is both [[head of state]] and [[head of government]], complemented by a pluriform [[multi-party system]].

The [[Argentine Constitution of 1853]] was revised several times. The last one was [[1994 reform of the Argentine Constitution|in 1994]]. It mandates a [[separation of powers]] into [[executive (government)|executive]], [[legislature|legislative]], and [[judiciary|judicial]] branches at the national and provincial level.

This is addressed to whoever put "scientific" names of plants and animals.

[[executive (government)|Executive]] power resides in the [[President of Argentina|President]] and his cabinet. The [[President of Argentina|President]] and Vice President are directly elected to 4-year terms, limited to two consecutive terms, and the [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]] ministers are appointed by the president.

In Japan, as in everywhere else in the world, scientific names of plants and animals are written in Latin, of course, so not in katakana, in romaji.

[[legislature|Legislative]] power is vested in both the [[government]] and the [[parliament]]: the bicameral [[National Congress]] or ''[[Argentine National Congress|Congreso de la Nación]]'', consisting of a [[Senate]] (''[[Argentine Senate|Senado]]'') of 72 seats, and a [[Chamber of Deputies]] (''[[Argentine Chamber of Deputies|Cámara de Diputados]]'') of 257 members.

Senators serve 6-year terms, with one-third standing for reelection every 2 years. Members of the Chamber of Deputies are directly elected to 4-year term via a system of [[proportional representation]], with half of the members of the [[lower house]] being elected every 2 years. A third of the candidates presented by the parties must be women.

In Japan, the rule is that plant and animal species names are written in katakana. Perhaps it is because the kanji versions are so unreadable, I do not know the exact reason for this rule. Obviously "dog" and "cat" are written in kanji or kana, but generally speaking you will find that katakana is actually used for the names of most living things.

The [[judiciary]] is independent of the executive and the legislature. The [[Argentine Supreme Court of Justice]] has 9 members who are appointed by the President in consultation with the Senate. The rest of the judges are appointed by the [[Council of Magistrates of the Nation]], a secretariat composed of representatives of judges, lawyers, the Congress, and the executive. (see also [[law of Argentina]])

This information is correctly recorded in the Wikipedia "katakana" page, which seems to be a largely error free effort. The "Japanese Writing" page, on the other hand...

Argentina also belongs to [[Mercosur]], an international bloc which has some legislative supranational functions. Mercosur is composed of five full members: Argentina, [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Venezuela]]. Mercosur also has five associated members without full voting rights: [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]].

== Scripts - romaji ==

==Foreign relations==

[[Image:20 Años del Mercosur-Iguazu-Sarney-Lula-Kirchner-Alfonsín-Bielsa- 30-nov-05-presidencia-govar-2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Current and Former Presidents of Brazil and Argentina on the 20th anniversary of the Mercosur.]]

{{main|Foreign relations of Argentina}}

Argentina was the only Latin American country to participate in the 1991 [[Gulf War]] under mandate of the [[United Nations]] and in every phase of the [[Haiti]] operation. It has also contributed worldwide in [[peacekeeping]] operations, including in [[El Salvador]]-[[Honduras]]-[[Nicaragua]], [[Guatemala]], [[Ecuador]]-[[Peru]], [[Western Sahara]], [[Angola]], [[Kuwait]], [[Cyprus]], [[Croatia]], [[Kosovo]], [[Bosnia]] and [[East Timor]]. In recognition of its contributions to international security and peacekeeping, U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] designated Argentina as a major non-NATO ally in January 1998. In 2005, it was elected as a temporary member of the [[UN Security Council]].

I have just added a few extra words about romaji. Nothing dramatic. [[User:Jimbreen|Jimbreen]] 04:02, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

As of 2006, Argentina is currently emphasizing [[Mercosur]] as its first external priority, in contrast with its reliance during the 1990s on the relationship with the [[United States]].

==References==

In 2005, on [[November 4]] and [[November 5]], the Argentine city of [[Mar del Plata]] hosted the [[Fourth Summit of the Americas]]. This summit was marked by a number of anti-USA protests.

I have added some books and papers which I have found invaluable for this topic. I intend to edit the page a bit and will cite as much as I can back to these references. [[User:Jimbreen|Jimbreen]] 05:36, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Argentina claims the sovereignty of the [[Falkland Islands|Falkland/Malvinas Islands]], the [[South Shetland Islands]], the [[South Sandwich Islands]] and almost 1 million km² in Antarctica, between the 25°W and the 74°W meridians and the 60°S parallel. This antarctic sector is called [[Argentine Antarctica]] and is considered as part of the national territory, for many reasons, among which is more than one century of [[Orcadas Base|permanent occupation]].

== Written Language Reforms ==

{{seealso|Military of Argentina}}

I have just replaced the old "Written language reforms and Western influence" section with a complete rewrite. Much of it has been drawn from the references I added a couple of days ago. I'll be delighted to debate (and improve) its contents. [[User:Jimbreen|JimBreen]] 06:24, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

==Administrative divisions==

[[Image:Argentina - Político 2.png|thumb|340px|Provinces of Argentina. Argentina claims control of the [[Falkland Islands]] (Islas Malvinas) and a slice of [[Antarctica]], both of which it considers a part of its [[Tierra del Fuego]] province (23).]]

{{main|Provinces of Argentina}}

{{seealso|Governors in Argentina}}

Argentina is divided into 23 [[province]]s (''provincias''; singular: ''provincia''), and 1 [[autonomous city]] (commonly known as ''capital federal''), marked with an asterisk:

{|

|

# [[Buenos Aires|Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires]]^*

# [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires (Province)]]

# [[Catamarca Province|Catamarca]]

# [[Chaco Province|Chaco]]

# [[Chubut Province|Chubut]]

# [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]]

# [[Corrientes Province|Corrientes]]

# [[Entre Ríos Province|Entre Ríos]]

# [[Formosa Province|Formosa]]

# [[Jujuy Province|Jujuy]]

# [[La Pampa Province|La Pampa]]

# [[La Rioja Province (Argentina)|La Rioja]]

|

<ol start=13>

<li> [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]] </li>

<li> [[Misiones Province|Misiones]] </li>

<li> [[Neuquén Province|Neuquén]] </li>

<li> [[Río Negro Province|Río Negro]] </li>

<li> [[Salta Province|Salta]] </li>

<li> [[San Juan Province (Argentina)|San Juan]] </li>

<li> [[San Luis Province|San Luis]] </li>

<li> [[Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)|Santa Cruz]] </li>

<li> [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]] </li>

<li> [[Santiago del Estero Province|Santiago del Estero]] </li>

<li> [[Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)|Tierra del Fuego]] </li>

<li> [[Tucumán Province|Tucumán]] </li>

</ol>

|}

^* The current official name for the [[federal district]] is "Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires".

== Scripts section ==

Buenos Aires has been the capital of Argentina since its unification, but there have been projects to move the administrative centre elsewhere. During the presidency of [[Raúl Alfonsín]] a law was passed ordering the transfer of the federal capital to [[Viedma]], a city in the Patagonic province of Río Negro. Studies were underway when hyperinflation, in 1989, killed off the project. Though the law was never formally repealed, it has become a mere historical relic, and the project has been forgotten.

I'm removing lots of details from here. The rationale is

===Urbanization===

#Most of the details already exist on the individual pages for each script, e.g. there is a very detailed description of various usages of katakana on the katakana page. The stuff here which didn't exist I am moving, e.g. to the [[romaji]] page.

{{main|List of cities in Argentina}}

#Having lots and lots of qualifications on the usages makes it hard for people coming to the article who aren't experts to read. A lot of the current contents are just distracting for a newcomer I think.

About 2.7 million people live in the autonomous city of [[Buenos Aires]], and roughly 11.5 million in [[Gran Buenos Aires|Greater Buenos Aires]] (2001), making it one of the largest urban conglomerates in the world. Together with their respective [[metropolitan area]]s, the second- and third-largest cities in Argentina, [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]] and [[Rosario]], comprise about 1.3 and 1.1 million inhabitants, respectively.

I suggest that details e.g. of usage of katakana or hiragana can go on the [[katakana]] or [[hiragana]] and the scripts section of this page can be left as a reasonably accessible introduction for people who don't need to know every little detail but just want a quick basic introduction to Japanese scripts. I put the coloured examples right at the top since they are probably the most useful part of the section for a newcomer. It seems to me that this is a general article and it should be intended for people who don't know Japanese writing, not for people who are already experts. --[[User:DannyWilde|DannyWilde]] 06:25, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

: While I agree with you in principle, I think you may have simplified it a bit too much -- the statement "Some Japanese words are written with different kanji depending on the meaning of the word" doesn't really make much sense, and it would be better just not to mention it at all. I'm going to try to put a little more information on that back in without making it too complicated.

[[Image:Bulevar Oroño 3.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Oroño Boulevard, Rosario]]

[[Image:Tucumán-Casa-Gobierno-1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Government house of Tucumán]]

Most European [[immigration in Argentina|immigrants to Argentina]] (coming in great waves especially around World War I and II) settled in the cities, which offered jobs, education, and other opportunities that enabled newcomers to enter the [[middle class]]. Since the 1930s, many rural workers have moved to the big cities.

== Gojuon ==

The 1990s saw many rural towns become [[ghost town]]s when train services were abandoned and local products manufactured on a small scale were replaced by massive amounts of cheap imported goods, in part because of the monetary policy which kept the U.S. dollar exchange rate fixed and low. Many slums (''[[villa miseria|villas miseria]]'') sprouted in the outskirts of the largest cities, inhabited by empoverished low-class urban dwellers, migrants from smaller towns in the interior of the country, and also a great number of immigrants from neighbouring countries that came during the time of the convertibility and did not leave after the 2001 crisis.

[[Gojuon]] article/section is missing. [[user:mikkalai|mikka]] [[user talk:mikkalai|(t)]] 21:17, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

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:I've added a paragraph in "scripts" about word ordering. --[[User:DannyWilde|DannyWilde]] 00:16, 1 October 2005 (UTC)

Argentina's urban areas have a European look, reflecting the influence of their European settlers. Many towns and cities are built like Spanish cities around a main square called a plaza. A cathedral and important government buildings often face the plaza. The general layout of the cities is called a ''damero'', or checkerboard, since it is based on a pattern of square blocks, though modern developments sometimes depart from it (for example, the city of La Plata, built at the end of the 19th century, is organized as a checkerboard plus diagonal avenues at fixed intervals).

== Japanese typewriters ==

In descending order by number of inhabitants, the major cities in Argentina are [[Buenos Aires]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], [[Rosario]], [[Mendoza]], [[La Plata]], [[Tucumán]], [[Mar del Plata]], [[Salta]], [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]], and [[Bahía Blanca]].

Having seen a Japanese film in which someone was typing, I wondered how Japanese typewriters were designed and what writing system they used. I cannot find a Wikipedia article about it, so I wondered if someone could point me in the right direction (or add a paragraph to this article, if that is deemed appropriate)?

==Geography==

: they produced regular Japanese (kanji & kana). They had trays of characters and one used a complicated picking system to select and print each character. I saw one being used about 1981. You only find them in museums now. [[User:Jimbreen|JimBreen]] 01:32, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

{{main|Geography of Argentina}}

::Thanks! Also sorry for not signing my question above. [[User:Rachel Pearce|Rachel Pearce]] 11:20, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[[Image:Argentina - Político.png|260px|thumb|Map of Argentina]]

== External Links ==

Argentina is nearly 3,700 km long from north to south, and 1,400 km from east to west (maximum values). It can roughly be divided into three parts: the fertile plains of the [[Pampa]]s in the central part of the country, the centre of Argentina's [[agriculture|agricultural]] wealth; the flat to rolling plateau of [[Patagonia]] in the southern half down to [[Tierra del Fuego]]; and the rugged [[Andes]] [[mountain range]] along the western border with [[Chile]], with the highest point located in the province of [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]]. [[Cerro Aconcagua]], at 6,960 metres (22,834 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]]), is the [[Americas|Americas']] highest mountain.

I have removed the link to the "Romanji-kana converter" (sic). It's not really appropriate to this page, and there are better sites available. [[User:Jimbreen|JimBreen]] 01:32, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

The plains west and south from [[Buenos Aires]] are among the most fertile in the world. The western part of [[La Pampa Province|La Pampa]] province and the province [[San Luis Province|San Luis]] also have plains, but they are drier. The [[Gran Chaco]] region in the north of the country is semi-arid.

== Rōmaji is the name of writing system also ==

The [[steppe]]s of [[Patagonia]], in the provinces of [[Neuquen Province|Neuquen]], [[Rio Negro Province|Rio Negro]], [[Chubut Province|Chubut]] and [[Santa Cruz Province|Santa Cruz]], are of [[Tertiary]] origin. The first human settlement in this area dates back to the 10th century. The first European to reach this zone was [[Ferdinand Magellan]] and the first to traverse the Patagonian plain was [[Rodrigo de la Isla]].

From ''Iwanami Kokugo Jiten'' Fifth edition 『岩波国語辞典 第五版』 (c) 1994

Major rivers include the [[Paraguay River|Paraguay]], [[Bermejo River|Bermejo]], [[Colorado River (Argentina)|Colorado]], [[Uruguay River|Uruguay]] and the largest river, the [[Paraná River|Paraná]]. The latter two flow together before meeting the [[Atlantic Ocean]], forming the estuary of the [[Río de la Plata]]. The land between these both is called [[Mesopotamia, Argentina|Mesopotamia]] and that land is shared by the provinces of [[Misiones Province|Misiones]], [[Corrientes Province|Corrientes]] and [[Entre Rios Province|Entre Rios]]. The Argentine [[climate]] is predominantly [[temperate climate|temperate]] with extremes ranging from [[subtropical climate|subtropical]] in the north to arid and sub-Antarctic in the far south.

ローマじ【ローマ字】

The country has a [[Argentine Antarctica|claim over Antarctica]], where it has maintaned a constant occupied presence for more than a [[Orcadas Base|century]].

(1) 古代ローマでラテン語を書き表すために用いられ、現在世界で広く行われている、表音文字。＿「ローマ」は「羅馬」とも書く。イタリアRoma(2) 「ローマ字綴(つづ)り」の略。ローマ字<1>を用いた日本語の表記法。訓令式・ヘボン式など、いくつかの方式がある。

It says Rōmaji is the name of Alpahabet and name of writing system.--[[User:RedDragon|RedDragon]] 10:11, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

{{seealso|List of national parks of Argentina}}

: Good point. It does also say that as the name of a writing system it is only an abbreviation of the proper term. Some other dictionaries don't even give sense 2, e.g. 大辞林 only says it's the name of the alphabet.

=== Enclaves and exclaves ===

: You are right, though, it would be useful to clarify this point. I have edited [[Romanization of Japanese]] again - see the new second paragraph. Does that look accurate to you? (If so, similar wording could be added in other places where the term is discussed.) &mdash; [[User:Haeleth|Haeleth]] <small>[[User_talk:Haeleth|Talk]]</small> 16:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

There is one Argentine [[exclave]]: the island of [[Martín García]] (co-ordinates {{coor dm|34|11|S|58|15|W}}). It is near the confluence of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, a mere kilometre (0.62&nbsp;mi) inside [[Uruguay]]an waters, about 3.5 kilometres (2.1 mi) from the Uruguayan coastline, near the small city of [[Martín Chico]] (itself about halfway between [[Nueva Palmira]] and [[Colonia del Sacramento]]).

An agreement reached by Argentina and Uruguay in 1973 reaffirmed Argentine jurisdiction over the island, ending a century-old dispute between the two countries. According to the terms of the agreement, Martín García is to be devoted exclusively to a natural preserve. Its area is about 2 square kilometres (500&nbsp;[[acre]]s), and the population about 200 people.

==Economy==

[[Image:Pesosargentinos.jpg|thumb|200px|Current Argentine peso bills]]

{{main|Economy of Argentina}}

Argentina benefits from rich [[natural resource]]s, a highly [[literate]] population, an export-oriented [[agriculture|agricultural]] sector, and a diversified [[industry|industrial]] base. The country historically had a large middle class, compared to other Latin American countries, but this segment of the population was decimated by a succession of economic crises. Today, while a significant segment of the population is still financially well-off, they stand in sharp contrast with millions who live in poverty or on the brink of it.

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Since the late 1970s, the country piled up public debt and was plagued by bouts of high [[inflation]]. In 1991, the government [[fixed exchange rate|pegged]] the peso to the [[United States dollar|U.S. dollar]] and limited the growth in the [[monetary base]]. The government then embarked on a path of [[free trade|trade liberalization]], [[deregulation]], and [[privatization]]. Inflation dropped and the [[gross domestic product]] grew, but external economic shocks and failures of the system diluted its benefits, causing it to crumble in slow motion, from 1995 and up to the [[Argentine economic crisis (1999-2002)|collapse in 2001]].

[[Image:Buenos Aires-Puerto Madero-Hilton-River View.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Hilton Hotel to the right of River View Towers, Buenos Aires]]

By 2002, Argentina had [[default (finance)|defaulted]] on its debt, its GDP had shrunk, [[unemployment]] was more than 25 percent, and the peso had [[depreciation (currency)|depreciated]] 75 percent after being [[devaluation|devalued]] and [[floating exchange rate|floated]]. However, careful spending control and heavy [[tax]]es on now-soaring exports gave the state the tools to regain resources and conduct [[monetary policy]].

In 2003, [[import substitution]] policies and soaring [[export]]s, coupled with a lower inflation and expansive economic measures, triggered a surge in the GDP, which was repeated in 2004, creating jobs and encouraging internal consumption. [[Capital flight]] decreased, and [[foreign investment]] slowly returned. The influx of foreign currency from exports created such a huge [[trade surplus]] that the Central Bank was forced to buy dollars from the market, which it continues to do at the time, to be accumulated as [[reserve currency|reserves]].

[[Image:Puente Rosario-Victoria 2.jpg|thumb|200px|A cargo ship in front of the [[Rosario-Victoria Bridge]]]]

The situation in 2005 is much improved, but large numbers of unemployed people still beg for money or food, particularly in the outskirts of [[Buenos Aires]]. Some of them are homeless, and at least one small nonprofit humanitarian organization distributes free food to some of them most days of the week.

However, Argentina is still one of the most developed country in Latin America. It boasts the highest GDP per capita, the highest levels of education measured by university attendance, and a reasonable infrastructure that in many aspects is equal in quality to that found in fully industrialized nations. Telecommunications are particularly strong, with an important penetration of mobile telephony, Internet and wideband services. In 2002, more than 57 percent of the population was below the poverty line, but at the end of 2005, the amount was 33.8 percent. In 2002, unemployment was more than 25 percent, but by December 2005 it was 10.2 percent. GDP per capita has surpassed the previous prerecession peak of 1998. The economy grew 8.9 percent in 2003, 9.0 percent in 2004, and 9.2 percent in 2005; the floor was set at 7 percent for 2006. As of 2006 foreign debt stands at 68 percent of GDP and is slowly decreasing.

{{seealso|Tourism in Argentina}}

==Demographics==

[[Image:Immigrant'squeens.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Queen and Princesses of the 2004 National Immigrants' Festival, Oberá, Misiones.]]

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{{main|Demographics of Argentina}}

Unlike most of its neighbouring countries, Argentina's population descends mostly from Europeans. Most of the population is made up of descendants of [[Spain|Spanish]], [[Italy|Italian]] and other European settlers.

After the inital Spanish colonists, waves of [[immigration in Argentina|immigrants]] from European countries arrived in Argentina throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Contributors include [[France]] (mostly to Buenos Aires), [[Scandinavia]] (especially [[Sweden]]), the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]] (Buenos Aires and Patagonia), and Eastern European nations such as [[Poland]], [[Russia]], [[Ukraine]], as well as [[Balkan]] nations (especially [[Croatia]], [[Romania]] and [[Serbia]]). The Patagonian Chubut Valley has a significant [[Wales|Welsh]]-descended population. The majority of Argentina's Jewish community (the largest in Latin America and the fifth-largest in the world) also derives from immigrants of Northern and Eastern European origin—[[Ashkenazi Jews]].

The largest ethnic minority is the [[mestizo]] population in the northern provinces. Since population censuses in Argentina do not take into account [[mixed-race]] people as non-white, it is difficult to determine their real size. Estimates range from 3% to 15%, the latter figure being the most credited.

Small numbers of people from Far East Asia have also settled Argentina, mainly in Buenos Aires. The first Asian-Argentines were of [[Japan|Japanese]] descent, but [[Korea|Koreans]], [[Vietnam|Vietnamese]], and [[Han Chinese|Chinese]] soon followed. There are also smaller numbers of people from the [[India|Indian]] subcontinent.

In recent decades, especially during the 1990s, there has been a substantial influx of immigrants from neighboring South American countries, mainly from [[Peru]], [[Paraguay]], [[Chile]], and [[Bolivia]].

The officially recognized [[indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] population in the country, according to the [http://www.indec.mecon.ar/webcenso/ECPI/index_ecpi.asp 2005 Complementary Survey of Indigenous Peoples], stands at 318,683 persons (0.8 percent of the total population), who are either members or first-generation descendants of a recognized indigenous community. These parameters may imply an undercount of the indigenous population, as most indigenous Argentines are no longer tribally affiliated; in some circumstances they have not been for several generations.

{{seealso|Welsh settlement in Argentina|Islam in Argentina|Asian-Argentines|}}

==Culture==

[[Image:Buenos_Aires-Center-P3050007.JPG|thumb|180px|European and modern styles in Buenos Aires]]

[[Image:Mar-del-plata.JPG|thumb|180px|right|Beach on the Atlantic Ocean, Mar del Plata]]

{{main|Culture of Argentina}}

Argentine culture has been primarily informed and influenced by its European roots. [[Buenos Aires]] is undeniably the most European city in [[South America]] and considered by many its cultural capital, due both to the prevalence of people of European descent and to conscious imitation.

Argentina has a rich history of world-renowned literature, including one of 20th century's most critically acclaimed writers, [[Jorge Luis Borges]].

Argentine cinema has achieved international recognition with films such as "[[The Official Story]]", "[[Nine Queens]]" or "[[Iluminados por el Fuego]]", although they only rarely rival [[Hollywood]]-type movies in popularity. Even low-budget productions, however, have earned prizes in cinema festivals (such as [[Cannes]]). The city of [[Mar del Plata]] organizes its own festival dedicated to this art.

[[Cuisine of Argentina|Argentine food]] is influenced by cuisine from [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[France]] and other European countries. Argentina has a wide variety of staple foods ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Comidas típicas''), which include: [[Empanadas]], a stuffed pastry; [[Locro]], a mixture of corn, beans, meat, bacon, onion, and gourd; and [[Chorizo]], a meat-based spicy sausage. The Argentine barbecue ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Asado argentino'') is one of the most famous in the world and includes various types of meats, among them ''[[chorizo]]'', ''[[mollejas]]'', ''[[chitterlings|chinchulín]]'', and ''[[morcilla]].'' A common custom among Argentines is [[Yerba Mate|mate]].

[[Football in Argentina|Football]] is the most popular sport, although the national sport of the country is [[Pato]]. Argentina has a number of highly-ranked [[Polo]] players.

{{seealso|List of Argentines}}

===Music===

Argentine culture is exemplified by its [[Music of Argentina|music]] and dance, particularly [[tango (dance)|tango]]. To foreigners, tango refers to a particular dance, but the music together with the lyrics (often sung in a kind of slang called [[lunfardo]]) are what most Argentines primarily mean by tango. In modern Argentina, tango music is enjoyed by itself, particularly since the radical [[Ástor Piazzolla]] redefined the music of [[Carlos Gardel]].

Since the 1970s, rock and roll has been widely popular in Argentina. Rock and roll and pop music have experienced periodic bursts of popularity, with many new bands (such as [[Soda Stereo]] and [[Sumo]]) and composers (such as [[Charly García]] and [[Fito Páez]]) becoming important referents of national culture. [[Argentine rock]] is the most listened-to music among youth.

[[Buenos Aires]] is considered the [[techno]] and [[electronica]] capital of Latin America, and hosts a variety of events including local raves, the South American Music Conference, and [[Creamfields]] (which has the world record of 65,000 people).

[[European classical music]] is well-represented in Argentina. Buenos Aires is home to the world-renowned [[Colón Theater]]. Classical musicians, such as [[Martha Argerich]] and [[Daniel Barenboim]], and classical composers like [[Alberto Ginastera]] have become internationally famous.

===Language===

[[Image:Cartelvosbsas.JPG|thumb|right|180px|A film poster in Buenos Aires. The title exemplifies the phenomenon of ''[[voseo]]''.]]

The only national official language of Argentina is [[Spanish language|Spanish]], though the Amerindian language [[Guaraní]] also holds official status in the province of [[Corrientes Province|Corrientes]].

Some immigrants and indigenous communities have retained their [[List of Native American languages in Argentina|original languages]] in specific points of the country. For example, Patagonia has many [[Welsh language|Welsh]]-speaking towns, and there are a number of [[German language|German]]-speaking cities in Córdoba, Buenos Aires and again in Patagonia. Italian, English and French are widely spoken, and other languages such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Russian are easily found in Buenos Aires, where the main immigrant communities are found.

Argentina is the largest [[Spanish language|Spanish]]-speaking community in the world that employs ''[[voseo]]'' (the use of the [[pronoun]] ''vos'' instead of ''tú'', associated with some alternate verb conjugations). The most prevalent dialect is [[Rioplatense Spanish|Rioplatense]], with most speakers located in the basin of the [[Río de la Plata]].

A phonetic study conducted by the Laboratory for Sensory Investigations of [[CONICET]] and the University of Toronto showed that the accent of the inhabitants of Buenos Aires (known locally as [[Porteño]]s) is closer to the Neapolitan Italian dialect than any other spoken language, which can be traced to the influx of Italian immigrants to the port city. This immigration had a profound influence on [[Lunfardo]], the slang spoken in Buenos Aires and the Río de la Plata, which has since permeated popular vocabulary in the region.

{{seealso|List of Indigenous languages in Argentina}}

===Religion===

[[Image:Catedral de Córdoba, Argentina.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Cathedral of Córdoba (dating back to the 17th century).]]

{{main|Religion in Argentina}}

Argentina is an overwhelmingly [[Christian]] country. The majority of Argentina's population (80 percent) is at least nominally [[Roman Catholic]]. Roman Catholicism is supported by the state and endorsed in the [[Constitution of Argentina|Constitution]]. [[Protestantism|Evangelical]] churches have gained a foothold in Argentina since the 1980s, and their followers now number more than 3.5 million or 10 percent of the total population. Members of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Mormons) number over 330,300, the seventh-largest concentration in the world[http://www.lds.org.ar/noticias2005/noti_ene2005/info_noti_ene2005_05.htm]. Traditional [[Protestant]] communities are also present.

The country also hosts the largest [[Judaism|Jewish]] population in [[Latin America]], about 2 percent of the population.[http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ar.html#People] It is also home to one of the largest [[mosque]]s in Latin America, serving Argentina's small [[Islam|Muslim]] community.

{{seealso|State-Church relations in Argentina}}

=== Public holidays ===

{{main|Public holidays in Argentina}}

Argentines commemorate a number of historical events, such as the [[May Revolution]] ([[25 May]]), [[Independence Day]] ([[9 July]]), [[Malvinas Day]] ([[2 April]]) and Memorial Day ([[24 March]], the start of the dictatorship of the ''[[Proceso de Reorganización Nacional|Proceso]]''). They also celebrate National [[Flag Day]] ([[20 June]]) through its creator, [[Manuel Belgrano]], and [[Teachers' Day]] ([[11 September]]) with an homage to [[Domingo Faustino Sarmiento]]. The Liberator [[José de San Martín]] is honoured on [[17 August]]. Historical figures like San Martín, Belgrano and Sarmiento are remembered on the anniversary of their death, rather than their birth.

Argentina also celebrates international holidays such as [[May Day|Labor Day]] and [[Columbus Day]], and several Catholic holidays including [[Christmas]], [[Immaculate Conception]] and [[Easter]].

==Flora and fauna==

[[Image:Erythrina_crista-galli2.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Ceibo]] is Argentina's national flower]]

More than 10% of the World's [[species]] of [[flora]] [http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Argentina-FLORA-AND-FAUNA.html are present in Argentina]. Many animals live in the northern forests, including many types of wildcats.

== See also ==

{{Argentine Wikiportal}}

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* [[Communications in Argentina]]

* [[Education in Argentina]]

* [[Elections in Argentina]]

* [[Foreign relations of Argentina]]

* [[Military of Argentina]]

* [[National parks of Argentina]]

* [[Sport in Argentina]]

* [[Tourism in Argentina]]

* [[Transport in Argentina]]

==References==

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* [http://members.tripod.com.ar/republica_argentina/index.htm General information]

* [http://www.argentour.com/ar.html General information]

* [http://www.mapsofworld.com/argentina/index.html General information and maps]

* [http://www.todo-argentina.net/index.htm Geography and history]

* [http://www.argentinaxplora.com/index.htm Geography and tourism]

* [http://www.surdelsur.com/ History]

* [http://www.turbomaps.com.ar/english/argentina.php Argentina main cities satellite views]

* [http://www.monografias.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?substring=0&bool=and&query=Argentina&I1=Buscar Other information]

* [http://www.guiafe.com.ar/argentina-pictures Pictures from Argentina grouped by provincia]

* [http://www.colonial-estates.pvoss.de/argentina-historical-estancias.htm Estancias of the Pampas, history, photos, links]

* [http://www.consumosculturales.gov.ar/ About the culture]

* Carlos A.Floria and César A. García Belsunce, 1971. ''Historia de los Argentinos'' I and II; ISBN 84-599-5081-6

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==External links==

From Langmaker

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===Government===

* {{es icon}} {{en icon}} [http://www.argentina.gov.ar Argentina.gov.ar] - Official national portal

*{{es icon}} [http://www.info.gov.ar Gobierno Electrónico] - Official government website

*{{es icon}} [http://www.presidencia.gov.ar Presidencia de la Nación] - Official presidential website

*{{es icon}} [http://www.senado.gov.ar Honorable Senado de la Nación] - Official senatorial website

*{{es icon}} [http://www.diputados.gov.ar Honorable Cámara de Diputados de la Nación] - Official lower house website

*{{es icon}} [http://www.turismo.gov.ar Secretaría de Turismo de la Nación] - Official tourism board website

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===Directories===

*{{en icon}} [http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/argentina/argentina.html Library of Congress]

*{{en icon}} [http://dmoz.org/Regional/South_America/Argentina Open Directory Project]

*{{en icon}} [http://www.britannica.com/nations/Argentina Encyclopaedia Britannica - Argentina's Country Page]

*{{en icon}} {{CIA_World_Factbook_link|ar|Argentina}}

[[User:Monchavo|chavo]] 00:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

===News===

*{{es icon}} [http://www.telam.com.ar Télam] (Official news agency)

*{{de icon}} [http://www.tageblatt.com.ar Argentinisches Tageblatt] ([[Argentinisches Tageblatt|See article]])

*{{en icon}} [http://www.buenosairesherald.com Buenos Aires Herald] ([[Buenos Aires Herald|See article]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.clarin.com Clarín] ([[Clarín (Newspaper)|See article]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.diariodecuyo.com.ar Diario de Cuyo] ([[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.elliberal.com.ar El Liberal] ([[Santiago del Estero]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.lacapital.com.ar La Capital] ([[La Capital|See article]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.diariouno.net.ar Diario UNO] ([[Mendoza]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.unoentrerios.com.ar Diario UNO] ([[Entre_Ríos|Entre Ríos]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.losandes.com.ar Diario Los Andes] ([[Mendoza]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.eldiariodeparana.com.ar El Diario] ([[Paraná, Argentina|Paraná]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.eltribuno.com.ar El Tribuno] ([[Salta]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.infobae.com Infobae] ([[Buenos Aires]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.lavozdelinterior.com.ar La Voz del Interior] ([[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.lagaceta.com.ar La Gaceta] ([[Tucumán]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.lanacion.com La Nación] ([[La Nación|See article]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.larazon.com.ar La Razón] ([[Buenos Aires]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.lanueva.com.ar La Nueva Provincia] ([[Bahía Blanca]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.pagina12.com.ar Página/12] ([[Página 12|See article]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.lacapitalnet.com.ar La Capital] ([[Mar del Plata]])

*{{es icon}} [http://www.lavozdelpueblo.com.ar La Voz del Pueblo] (Tres Arroyos)

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