Argentina - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Etymology 2 History Toggle History subsection 2.1 Pre-Columbian era 2.2 Colonial era 2.3 Independence and civil wars 2.4 Rise of the modern nation 2.5 Peronist years 2.6 Revolución Libertadora 2.7 Perón's return and death 2.8 National Reorganization Process 2.9 Return to democracy 3 Geography Toggle Geography subsection 3.1 Biodiversity 3.2 Climate 4 Government and politics Toggle Government and politics subsection 4.1 Government 4.2 Provinces 4.3 Foreign relations 4.4 Military 5 Economy Toggle Economy subsection 5.1 Tourism 5.2 Transport 5.3 Energy 5.4 Science and technology 6 Demographics Toggle Demographics subsection 6.1 Urbanisation 6.2 Ethnography 6.3 Languages 6.4 Religion 6.5 Education 6.6 Health 7 Culture Toggle Culture subsection 7.1 Literature 7.2 Music 7.3 Theatre and cinema 7.4 Visual arts and architecture 7.5 Mass media 7.6 Cuisine 7.7 Sport 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Bibliography Toggle Bibliography subsection 11.1 Legal documents 11.2 Articles 11.3 Books 12 Further reading 13 External links Toggle the table of contents Argentina 297 languages Аԥсшәа Acèh Адыгабзэ Afrikaans Alemannisch Алтай тил አማርኛ Pangcah Aragonés Ænglisc अंगिका العربية الدارجة مصرى অসমীয়া Asturianu Авар Kotava अवधी Aymar aru Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Boarisch Žemaitėška Batak Toba Bikol Central Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Betawi Български भोजपुरी Bislama ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ Bamanankan বাংলা བོད་ཡིག বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Brezhoneg Bosanski Batak Mandailing Basa Ugi Буряад Català 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Нохчийн Cebuano Chamoru ᏣᎳᎩ کوردی Corsu Qırımtatarca Čeština Kaszëbsczi Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Zazaki Dolnoserbski डोटेली ދިވެހިބަސް ཇོང་ཁ Eʋegbe Ελληνικά Emiliàn e rumagnòl Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara Estremeñu فارسی Fulfulde Suomi Võro Na Vosa Vakaviti Føroyskt Français Arpetan Nordfriisk Furlan Frysk Gaeilge Gagauz 贛語 Kriyòl gwiyannen Gàidhlig Galego گیلکی Avañe'ẽ गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 Ghanaian Pidgin ગુજરાતી Wayuunaiki Gaelg Hausa 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî Hawaiʻi עברית हिन्दी Fiji Hindi Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Kreyòl ayisyen Magyar Հայերեն Արեւմտահայերէն Interlingua Jaku Iban Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Igbo Ilokano ГӀалгӀай Ido Íslenska Medžuslovjansky Italiano 日本語 Patois La .lojban. Jawa ქართული Qaraqalpaqsha Taqbaylit Karai-karai Адыгэбзэ Kabɩyɛ Kongo Kumoring Gĩkũyũ Қазақша ភាសាខ្មែរ ಕನ್ನಡ Yerwa Kanuri 한국어 Къарачай-малкъар کٲشُر Kurdî Коми Kernowek Кыргызча Latina Ladino Lëtzebuergesch Лезги Lingua Franca Nova Luganda Limburgs Ligure Ladin Lombard Lingála ລາວ Lietuvių Latgaļu Latviešu Madhurâ मैथिली Basa Banyumasan Мокшень Malagasy Олык марий Māori Minangkabau Македонски മലയാളം Монгол ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ मराठी Кырык мары Bahasa Melayu Malti Mirandés မြန်မာဘာသာ Эрзянь مازِرونی Napulitano Nedersaksies Plattdüütsch नेपाली नेपाल भाषा Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Novial Nouormand Sesotho sa Leboa Diné bizaad Chi-Chewa Occitan Livvinkarjala Oromoo ଓଡ଼ିଆ Ирон ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Pangasinan Kapampangan Papiamentu Picard Deitsch Pälzisch Polski Piemontèis پنجابی Ποντιακά پښتو Português Runa Simi Rumantsch Romani čhib Ikirundi Română Armãneashti Tarandíne Русский Русиньскый Ikinyarwanda संस्कृतम् Саха тыла ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ Sardu Sicilianu Scots سنڌي Davvisámegiella Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Taclḥit တႆး සිංහල Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Gagana Samoa Anarâškielâ ChiShona Soomaaliga Shqip Српски / srpski Sranantongo SiSwati Seeltersk Sunda Svenska Kiswahili ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ Ślůnski Sakizaya தமிழ் Tayal తెలుగు Tetun Тоҷикӣ ไทย ትግርኛ Türkmençe Tagalog Tolışi Lea faka-Tonga Toki pona Tok Pisin Türkçe Seediq Xitsonga Татарча / tatarça ChiTumbuka Twi Reo tahiti Тыва дыл Удмурт ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Vèneto Vepsän kel’ Tiếng Việt West-Vlams Volapük Walon Winaray Wolof 吴语 IsiXhosa მარგალური ייִדיש Yorùbá Vahcuengh Zeêuws ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵡⴰⵢⵜ 文言 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí 粵語 中文 IsiZulu Edit links Article Talk English Read View source View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read View source View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Abstract Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons Wikinews Wikiquote Wikivoyage Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 34°S 64°W / 34°S 64°W / -34; -64 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Country in South America This article is about the country. For other uses, see Argentina (disambiguation). "The Argentine" redirects here. 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