Want to know it? Interesting Facts About Argentina
By: Want To Know It
I love writing posts about facts on this blog. I had previously written some facts about wolves and fun facts about France. Today, I am going to tell you some interesting and fun facts about Argentina.
Facts about Argentina
- Argentina declared independence from Spain on the 9th of July, 1816.
- Current President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was the first woman President to be elected in Argentina.
- Argentina is the 30th largest country in the world by population, with just over 40 million people.
- The official currency of Argentina is the peso.
- Argentina were one of the first countries to have radio broadcasting. The first broadcast was made on the 27th of August, 1920. Only twenty people had a receiver at the time!
- Average life expectancy in Argentina is 76 years.
- About 10% of people living in Argentina have private health cover.
- Argentina has a very good literacy rate- 97.6%. This ranks them at equal 58th in the world.
- The official language of Argentina is Spanish, although many people speak Italian and German. Some indigenous populations still speak their native languages.
- Pato is the official national sport of Argentina. It is a combination of polo and basketball.
- Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Argentina.
- A major export of Argentina is wine.
- Like animated films? The world’s first animated films were made and released in Argentina, by a man named Quirino Cristiani in 1917.
- The Teatro Colón, located in Buenos Aires (the capital and largest city of Argentina), is one of the great opera houses in the world.
- Argentina loves movies! They have one of the highest rates of movie watching in the world. They enjoy watching both locally made movies and Hollywood movies.
- The Argentine government has estimated that 750,000 people living in Argentina are illegal immigrants.
- 20% of the population (according to the 2001 census) lack indoor running water and/or indoor plumbing.
- Argentina produces a lot of honey, soybeans, sunflower seeds, maize and wheat.
- Crocodiles live in Argentina.
- The hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in South America have occurred in Argentina.
- Argentina is divided into 23 provinces.
- There are about 70,000 members in the Argentine armed forces.
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22. Anna | May 12th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
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28. Carolina | September 29th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
I’m from Argentina
And right now I’m on the USA. I’m doing an exchange.
I would be glad to answer questions anytime about Argentina
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30. Ashley | December 6th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
I am studying this country in Spanish class right now.
31. shane | December 10th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
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