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=__ My country facts: Argentina __= toc
 * Official country name:** Republic of Argentina


 * Location: ** It is in South America but has got a little of the Antartic.


 * Year that country joined the UN: ** It joined the UN in the year 1945.

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__People__

 * 1. What are the people of the country called? **The people of Argentina are called "Argentinians".


 * 2. What is the official language? What other languages do people speak? ** The official language is Spanish.


 * 3. What is the most-practiced religion? ** The most practised religion is Catolic religion.

__**Flag**__

 * Draw the flag and describe the meaning of its symbols and colours **



The Argentinian flag has got two blue fringes and a white one in the middle of it. Blue represents the sky and white represents the clouds. Juan de Dios Tupac Amaru, descendant of the Peruvian Inca nobility, designed the "Sol de Mayo", which pays tribute to the Inca sun god "Inti". The Incas worshiped the sun and its life-giving power. The whole flag represents the sky, because it has everything we can see in it at day.

__**Government**__

 * 1. Is it a democratic or a non-democratic state? **It is not a state, but is democratic.
 * 2. What is the name of the leader of the country? ** The Argentitnian leader is Mauricio Macri

**3. What type of government is the country ruled by?** Argentina is actually a democratic repulic.


 * 4. Is there a separation of powers? Which institution/person is in charge of each of the powers? **Yes, there is a separation of powers. The president is in charge of the executive power, the National Congress (divided into the diputees' chamber and the senators' chamber) is in charge of the legislative power and the Supreme Court (composed by judges) is in charge of the judicial power.


 * 5. What are the main political parties of the country (socialist party, communist party, green party, republicans, democrats, etc.)? Describe briefly their ideas. **

**4. Was your country ever a colony? If so, when did it gain its independence?** Yes, it was a Spanish colony. It gained its independence in the year 1810.

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Population **__

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. How many inhabitants does the country have? **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> There are 41.8 million people living in Argentina.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Population density **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> It has a population density of 14.4 inhabitants per square kilometre.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Birth Rate. Reasons. **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">It has a birth rate of 16 <span style="background-color: #fff1e0; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">,76‰ (16.76 deaths per 1000 people)


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Death Rate. Reasons **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> It has a death rate of 7.71 <span style="background-color: #fff1e0; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">‰ (7.71 deaths per 1000 people)


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Natural Growth. Reasons **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> It has a natural growth of 0.95%

__ **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Migrations ** __

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Number of immigrants. Where do they come from? Why? **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The number of immigrants in Argentina is of about 1,806,000. They come from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Perú, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, China, Korea, Japan, Lebanon, Syria and Taiwan (in order from the bigger to the smaller amount of immigrants).

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Geography **__

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Where is the country? **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Argentina is located in South America.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**2. What other nations border the country?** The countries which border the country are Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**3. What kind of landscape does the country have? Positive and negative things of it.** Argentina has all types of landscapes except the desert ( equatorial forest, tropical forest, savannah, mediterranean forest and scrubland, forest of deciduous trees, coniferous forest, the "tundra", p ermafrost, high mountain). This variety of landscapes is good because there is a variety in agricultural production, is good for turism, there is a variety of economic wealth.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**4. What kind of climate does it have? Pros and cons of the climate.** Argentina has four types of climate: warm, temperate, arid and cold. This variety of climates is good because there is a variety in agricultural production, is good for turism, there is a variety of economic wealth.

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Economy **__
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**2. What is the unemployment rate of your country (by percentage)?** The unemployment rate of my country is 6.6%.

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Domestic Policy **__

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. Debt: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 185,014,000,000 euros

__**<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Foreign Policy **__

 * 4. Military Expenditures/spending on defense programs: **40,446,148,028 pesos argentinos