Some more Interesting Facts about Argentina: •Argentina is one of the leading producers of wines ever since the 16th century and has approximately 1800 wineries currently. •Did you know that Argentina has taken part in the Pan American Games 14 times in a go! They in fact won 247 gold medals too! Argentina now has more medals than some other adjoining countries united. •Argentina went through a lot of turbulence in government. So much so that they announced something called a Dirty War, to re-establish regulation and eradicate antagonists. •The tallest mountain in Argentina is called Aconcagua. •Opposing to typecast, Argentines are not by preponderance, Hispanic in spite of talking Spanish. Most are of Italian, German, Welsh backdrop. A diminutive percentage is from Spain. •Argentine Spanish is referred to as Lumfardo and has larger similitude to Italian than the Mexican Spanish that Americans are accustomed to . •Argentina is the 3rd biggest producer of beef in the world. •Argentine women go through the maximum number of plastic surgeries in the world, per person. Argentina is perhaps the worlds most looks-conscious country in the world, and more than 30% of its women undergo some form of eating disarray. •Argentines seem to be congenitally scared of spices. The huge part of the food is beef and vegetables with a plain sauce called Chimichuri. •Argentinas primary export is whole wheat grain which is very atypical for their weather. •Argentina affirmed liberty from Spain on the 9th of July, 1816. •Existing President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is the first woman President to be selected in Argentina. •Argentina was one of the foremost countries to have radio broadcasting. The first relay was made on the 27th of August, 1920. Barely 20 people had a receiver at the time! •Pato is the national sport of Argentina. It is a mixture of basketball and polo. •For all those who love animated films - The worlds first animated films were created and released in Argentina, by a person named Quirino Cristiani in 1917. •The Teatro Colón, situated in Buenos Aires (the capital and biggest city of Argentina), is one of the prime opera houses in the world. •Argentina has close affection for cinema. They have the highest rates of movie viewing in the world. They like watching both locally made movies and Hollywood flicks. •The Argentine government has projected that 750,000 populace residing in Argentina are illegal migrants. •Argentina manufactures a lot of honey, sunflower seeds, soybeans, maize and wheat. •Argentina is split into 23 provinces. •There are approximately 70,000 members in the Argentine armed forces.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:49:09 +0000
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