Tell about Argentina ?

Instead of doing birthday spanks, Argentines pull the earlobes on the birthday boy or girl.

Since declaring their independence they have grown to have the third-largest economy in South America. Their total nominal GDP is estimated to be $474.812 billion while their per capita GDP is around $11,572. Their nominal GDP ranks Argentina as having the 27th best economy in the world, while their GDP per capita is ranked 62nd.

Mt. Aconcagua is not only the highest point in Argentina but it is also the tallest mountain in the Americas, measuring at 22,841 feet (6,962 m) high. Many mountaineers believe it is the highest nontechnical climb on Earth. Aconcagua means “stone guard” in an indigenous dialect.

Argentina was one of the first countries in the world to have radio broadcasting. The first relay was made on August 27, 1920. Only about 20 people had a radio receiver to listen to the broadcast at the time

The country is home to an abundance of natural resources, a growing agricultural sector and a booming industrial market.

Argentine Spanish is referred to as lunfardo, which is a type of slang which emerged in Buenos Aires around 1900. It is more similar to Italian than Mexican Spanish and may have originated as a form of criminal slang

Argentines have the highest rates of movie viewing in the world, and Argentina is the only Latin American country to have won an Academy Award, in 1985, for La Historia Oficial and, in 2010, for El Secreto de Sus Ojos.

Argentina is known as one of the highest literary countries in the world, and prides itself in producing highly literate citizens that can easily maneuver around and succeed in the global business world.

Argentina is the third biggest producer of beef in the world. It produces around 2.8 to 3.5 million tons a year

Argentina’s history is entangled with European history. The Europeans first arrived in Argentina in 1502 and established their own settlement in Buenos Aires. Throughout the next two hundred years settlements were established and then abandoned.

Instead of doing birthday spanks, Argentines pull the earlobes on the birthday boy or girl

In 1816 Argentina wrote its own Declaration of Independence. Then, in 1856 they established a constitution that is still used today in the country. Today, the government is comprised of a President, Vice President and Supreme Court President. Argentina also has a legislature that contains Congress, Senate and a Chamber of Deputies.

Argentina was one of the first countries in the world to have radio broadcasting. The first relay was made on August 27, 1920. Only about 20 people had a radio receiver to listen to the broadcast at the time

Argentina has been home to multiple discoveries of gigantic dinosaurs, including the Giganotosaurus, which was one of the biggest land carnivores ever to roam the planet, and the Argentinosaurus, which was believed to have been as large as 125 feet (38 m) in length and weighed 75,000 kg (160,000 lbs). The oldest predator dinosaur found to date, the Eoraptor, was also discovered in Argentina in 1993.

Argentines have the highest rates of movie viewing in the world, and Argentina is the only Latin American country to have won an Academy Award, in 1985, for La Historia Oficial and, in 2010, for El Secreto de Sus Ojos.

Adults and children both travel home after lunch each day to take a siesta. Siestas are short naps that people all around the country partake in. During siestas many businesses and schools close down, and everyone in the country relaxes. There are even a few hotels in the capital city that rent rooms specifically for siestas.

The city of Ushuaia, on the Argentine side of the island of Tierra del Fuego, lays claim to be the southernmost inhabited city in the world.

Soccer is a very popular sport in Argentina. Kids and adults both get into the game and love to play it during their free time. Often kids will start up a game of soccer in the streets outside their house and play all evening with their friends.

Although his legacy is tied to his role in the Cuban Revolution, revolutionary and Marxist Ernesto “Che” Guevara was born in Rosario, Argentina. His photograph taken by Alberto Kordo has been named one of the most famous photographs in the world by the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Pampas are large grassy areas that the Argentinean people use to herd cattle. Many pampas are owned by gauchos, or cowboys. Gauchos herd cattle and ensure that all of their cows are properly fed and kept healthy.

The Tango originated in the slaughterhouse district of Buenos Aires around the end of the 19th century. Sometimes described as “making love in a vertical position,” it was thought to originally be a dance for men. When the two men danced together, it resembled a duel. In the port community of Buenos Aires, prostitutes became the first official Tango dancers

The Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia is the third largest reserve of freshwater in the world and one of only three glaciers in Argentina that is growing, not shrinking

Since Argentina is located in the Southern Hemisphere its climates are completely opposite than the climates in the Northern Hemisphere. When it is summer time in the United States, it is winter in Argentina.

In 1971, the embalmed body of Evita Perón was exhumed and flown to Spain, where her husband and ex-president of Argentina, Juan Perón, and his new wife Isabelita kept it in their dining room until he died in 1974.

Part of The Andes Mountain range is located in Argentina. The Andes Mountains are great tourists attractions and provide people with abundant hiking and camping lands.