Location

• Argentina is the second largest country in South America, and the eighth largest in the world, occupying most of the southern portion of the continent.
• Argentina borders Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile.  The Andes Mountains, on the border with Chile, are the second highest mountain range in the world.
• Due to its unique location and size, nearly every climate can be found in the country.

Government

• The Argentine Constitution established a republic under a representative and federal system, and three separate branches of government -- executive, legislative and judicial.

• Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is the president of Argentina.  She is the first woman elected to that position. 

Population

• The population of Argentina is about 38 million people.

• About 90 percent of Argentineans are of European ancestry.  Waves of immigrants from different European countries (mostly Spain and Italy) arrived in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

• Argentina’s special dance – the tango – is renowned and admired worldwide.