Argentina is a country which is located in South America, officially named as the Argentine Republic. It shares its border with Chile in the west, Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil in the northeast, the Drake Passage in the south, and South Atlantic Ocean in the East. With an area of 0f over 2.78 million sq. A kilometer is the second largest in South America and the eight largest countries in the world. Also, known as the largest Spanish speaking nation. The most known cities of Argentina are Buenos Aires, Cordova, rosary beads, Mendoza, The Silver, Tucumán, and Salta.
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Holiday List Argentina
Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
Tuesday | January 01 | New year’s day | Observed Since 1990 as a Day of Protest against Indian control of part of Kashmir |
Monday | March 04 | Carnival Monday | Monday Before Ash Wednesday |
Tuesday | March 05 | Carnival Tuesday | Tuesday Before Ash Wednesday |
Sunday | March 24 | Truth and Justice Memorial Day | Dia de la Memoria |
Tuesday | April 02 | Malvinas Day | Veteran’s Day |
Thursday | April 18 | Maundy Thursday | International Catholic Holiday (Optional). The Thursday Before Easter Sunday |
Friday | April 19 | Good Friday | International Catholic Day |
Wednesday | May 01 | Labour Day | |
Saturday | May 25 | May Day Revolution | Anniversary of First Independent Government in Buenos Aires |
Sunday | June 16 | Father’s Day | 3rd Sunday in June, Not a public Holiday |
Monday | June 17 | Martin Miguel de Guemes Day | Celebrated Since 2016 |
Thursday | June 20 | National Flag Day | Commemorates the Death of Manuel Belgrano |
Monday | July 08 | Public Holiday | Bridge Holiday t Independence Day |
Tuesday | July 09 | Independence Day | Independence from Spain 1816 |
Monday | August 19 | St Martins Day | 3rd Monday in August |
Monday | October 14 | Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity | |
Sunday | October 20 | Mother’s Day | 3rd Sunday in October, Not a Public Holiday |
monday | November 18 | Day of National Sovereignty | |
Sunday | December 08 | Immaculate Conception Day | Also Know as Virgins Day |
Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
Thursday | December 26 | Boxing Day |
Capital of Argentina
The president capital Buenos Aires is located on the south-eastern shore of the shore of South America. With an estimated population of 13,588,171 individuals, it is the most populated city of Argentina.
President of Argentina
Mauricio Marci is the present president of Republic of Argentine and elected in 2015, on December-10. The president serves as head of state and head of government as well, According to the constitution; the President is also commander-in-chief of armed forces and chief executive of federal government.
Prime Minister of Argentina
Mr. Marcos Peña is the current Prime Minister of Argentina and elected in 2015, on December-10 by the president.
Population of Argentina
According to an estimate in 2017, the total population of Argentina is over 44.27 million. It ranked on 32nd position among the most populated countries in the world. Argentina’s population is 0.58% of the total population of the world.
Flag of Argentina
The national flag is consist of 3 horizontal bars of colour white in the center and blue on the outer sides along with the Sun of May in the center of the whitish part.
Currency of Argentina
The national currency of Argentina is peso. The official code is ARS, and the most commonly used symbol is $.
Religion of Argentina
Almost 76.5% of total Argentine’s population are Roman Catholic, while the remaining population belongs to Islam, Judaism, and Evangelical Protestantism.
Dialing code of Argentina
The international dialing code f Argentina is +54.
The crime rate in Argentina
Argentina has a crime index 62.67 and safety index 37.33 in the world.
Crime Rates | Index Number | Comments |
Crime Level | 73.50 | High |
Crime Increasing Rate in Past 3 Years | 76.45 | High |
Thing stolen & Home Broken cases | 56.43 | Moderate |
Being Mugged & Robbed cases | 70.55 | High |
Car stolen cases | 55.54 | Moderate |
Thing from car stolen cases | 64.50 | High |
Being Attacked worries | 55.19 | Moderate |
Being insulted worries | 42.48 | Moderate |
Being attacked based on Religion & colour worries | 17.56 | Very Low |
Using & Dealing in Drugs Cases | 64.15 | High |
Property Crimes | 70.20 | High |
Violent Crime such as Armed Robbery | 71.37 | High |
Airport of Argentina
Being a South American country Argentina has numerous flight operations on a daily basis. Name of some of the busiest airports is Alto Río Senguer Airport, Ascochinga Airport, Azul Airport, Comandante Espora Airport, San Carlos de Bariloche Airport, and Benito Juárez Airport.
Top Destinations of Argentina
In the Americas, the Argentine is known as the land of man-made natural sceneries. It waterfall, the highest peak in the Americas, charming sceneries makes it a perfect place for tourists. Some best place to visit here is Volcan Lanin, Quebrada de Cafayate, Tigre Delta, Recoleta Cemetery, Talampaya National Park, and Iglesia San Francisco etc.
Area of Argentina
The total is of Argentine is over 2.78 million sq. Kilometer. It comes on 2nd number in South America and 8th in the world.
GDP of Argentina
In 2017, the estimated GDP of Argentina is 637.6 billion US dollars which is 1.03% f the total world economy.
Sports of Argentina
As a matter of fact, Association football is the most loved sport, while other sports which are also played here are Basketball, Field Hockey, Rugby, Boxing, Golf, and Tennis.