Argentina

By TwistedRoseStudios
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Europeans arrrived in the region with the voyage of Amerigo Vespucci

  • May 3, 1516

    Spanish navigator Juan Diaz de Solis visited Argentina

  • May 3, 1580

    Spain establised a permanment colony in Buenos Aires

  • Establishment of the Viceroyalty of Rio de Plata.

  • Buenos Aires formally declares its indepdence from Spain

  • Argentina becomes a unified nation

  • Military coup establishes a corrupt government

  • Another coup. Army Colonel Juan Domingo Peron becomes the minister of labor

  • Perion was elected president.

  • Eva Duante de Peron (Evita) helps to wins the rights for women to vote.

  • Miltary desposed of Peron and he went into exile in Spain

  • Peron returned and become president with his wife Maria Estela Isabel Martinez de Peron as Vice President

  • Peron died and Maria became president

  • Military junta took over & started 7 years of the "Dirty War"

  • Military started & lost a quick war against Great Britain over the Falkland Islands

  • Raul Alfonsin became president

  • Carlos Saul Monem became president

  • President de la Rua resigned after Argentina defaulted on its debt payments

  • Nestor Kirchner was elected president

  • Ethnic groups - White (Spanish & Italian) 97%, Mesitzo, Amerindian or other non-white groups 3%

  • Exports yearly - 56.44 billion, Exports - soybeans, petroleum & gas, vehicles, corn and wheat, Top Export Partners - Brazil, China, Chile, US

  • Religion - Roman Catholic 92% but less than 20% are practicing

  • Climate - mostly temperate , aird in southeast, subantarctic in the southwest

  • Terrian - Rich plains of the Pampas in the Northern half, flat to rolling plateaus of Patagonia in the south, rugged Andes along western border

  • Demographics: Population 41, 769.726, Growth Rate 1.017%, GDP Per Capita $14,700, Net Migration Rate 0%, Capital -Buenos Aires, Official Language - Spanish

  • National Cusine - Strongly influenced by European cuisines especially Italian. Beef & wheat are staples. Barbeque is very popular as are breads, pastas and pizza

  • Natural Resources - Fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium

  • Border countries - Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

  • Natural Hazards - Earthquakes, windstorms, flooding, volcanoes

  • Current issues - Argentina is a transshipment country for cocaine, herion, ephedrine & pseudoephrine, money laundry activity, law enforcement corruption, increasing use of cocaine and synthetic drugs.

  • Environmental Issues - Deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air & water pollution

  • Geography - Land 2,736,690 sq km, Water 30,200 sq km, Coastline 4989 sq km, Lowest point - Laguna del Carbon 105 m, Highest point - Cerro Aconocagua - 6960 m

  • Industries: food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals, petrochemical & printing

  • Government - President & Vice President elected by popular vote on same ticket to 4-year terms, 72 Senate seats elected by direct vote to 6-year terms, 257 Chamber of Deputies Seats, elected by direct vote to 4-year terms

  • People - Mix of diverse national and ethnic groups. 80% of population resides in cities of 2000 or more , ove one-third live in the greater Buenos Aires area.