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One of the world's southernmost countries, Argentina is one of the countries with a sun on its flag.
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Still, as of recent years, Argentina has managed to recover from 2001-2's crisis and has had a somewhat noticeable economic growth overall, at the cost of having very high (20+, extra-officially, since the government has been massaging the official indexes for a long, long time) levels of inflation again.
Argentina's most famous cultural innovation is the tango. Originating from the dock areas and brothels of Buenos Aires, it has become a global dance.
The country is known for its meal, and Argentinian Steak Restaurants are commonplace. One way of preserving the beef for export was to pack it in coarse-grained salt, known as "corns" of salt, hence "Corned Beef". Which means very different things in Britain and America.▼
During the 19th Century and early 20th, there were at least two great waves of immigration, [[wikipedia:Immigration to Argentina|mainly from Italy (contributing around 2.970.000 people) and Spain (contributing around 2.080.000 people]]). Argentina also contains a community of around 20,000 Welsh speakers, descended from colonists who were given permission to settle in Patagonia in the 1860s and largely stayed put, creating a "little Wales far from Wales". Also, through centuries people from neighboring countries have migrated to Argentina, mainly from Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru, because as we mentioned above, Argentina have historically combined quite a few traits which made it one major country in terms of economy, technology, science and education in South America, and arguably the best in Human Development Index in all Latin America.▼
And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[Those Wacky Nazis|nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it actually occurred. Also, [[X
== Famous Argentinians ==
Two of the most famous non-electoral political figures from Argentina were Juan Domingo Peron's wife, Eva Perón (Evita) on one hand, and Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, far better known as Mr. T-Shirt himself, el [[Che Guevara]], on the other. Juan Domingo Peron was elected democratically, even if he started out as vice president to a dictator.
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Argentina is also very well-known in the sporting arena, in football winning [[The Beautiful Game|the World Cup]] twice and the Copa América fourteen times. The most famous Argentine footballer is Diego Maradona, most notorious for "The Hand of God"- a goal that was very clearly handball. The country has also produced a five-times F1 champion, the late Juan Manuel Fangio, known as "El Maestro". "Manu" Ginobili has attained NBA acclaim not too long ago, while in tennis the so called "Legion" has been consistently within the ATP Top 50 for more than a decade (Juan del Potro and David Nalbandian being the most notable examples) with Guillermo Vilas' tour-de-force "pioneering" career during the late [[The Seventies|seventies]] and early [[The Eighties|eighties]].
▲Argentina's most famous cultural innovation is the tango. Originating from the dock areas and brothels of Buenos Aires, it has become a global dance.
Argentina's Great Writer is generally agreed to be [[Jorge Luis Borges]], one of the best and most influential practitioners of the [[Mind Screw]]. Not to mention that most of Argentina's ''other'' great writers were also good friends of his. Among these were Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ernesto Sabato (some of his conversations with Borges were put together and published in 1976), Silvina Ocampo, and though not a friend of his, [[Julio Cortazar]], author of the postmodern ''[[Hopscotch]]'', has stated that Borges was a source of inspiration for his stories, most of which brimming with [[Magic Realism]]. In regards to [[Comic Books]], Quino's ''[[Mafalda]]'' and Oesterheld's ''[[El Eternauta]]'' are easily the most influential to come out of the country.
▲The country is known for its meal, and Argentinian Steak Restaurants are commonplace. One way of preserving the beef for export was to pack it in coarse-grained salt, known as "corns" of salt, hence "Corned Beef". Which means very different things in Britain and America.
In the field of science, Argentina has produced many worldwide acknowledged brilliant minds, and it was an Argentine police officer, [[wikipedia:Juan Vucetich|Juan Vucetich]], the creator of the first fingerprinting system.
In the field of religion, there is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better-known as Pope Francis - the first Pope from the Southern hemisphere and the first Jesuit Pope.
Argentina's flag is a blue-white-blue horizontal tricolour with a solar disc symbol. The same stripes (with a different shade of blue) can also be seen in most Central American flags: some interpretations implied they originally come from sashes and banners used by the Bourbon kings of Spain, and reflect how the Latin American revolutions actually started out as ''loyalist'' movements when the throne of Spain was usurped by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s brother Joseph.▼
▲During the 19th Century and early 20th, there were at least two great waves of immigration, [[wikipedia:Immigration to Argentina|mainly from Italy (contributing around 2.970.000 people) and Spain (contributing around 2.080.000 people]]). Argentina also contains a community of around 20,000 Welsh speakers, descended from colonists who were given permission to settle in Patagonia in the 1860s and largely stayed put, creating a "little Wales far from Wales". Also, through centuries people from neighboring countries have migrated to Argentina, mainly from Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru, because as we mentioned above, Argentina have historically combined quite a few traits which made it one major country in terms of economy, technology, science and education in South America, and arguably the best in Human Development Index in all Latin America.
▲And just for you to know, this is not the only place where [[Those Wacky Nazis|nazis]] escaped to after WWII, and its far more exaggerated in the media than what it actually occurred. Also, [[X Men First Class (Film)|Villa Gessel]] [[They Just Didn't Care|has no mountains]]. It´s a seaside city in the east of Buenos Aires, while the big mountains are located in the west of the country, in the Andes.
== The Argentine flag ==
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▲Argentina's flag is a blue-white-blue horizontal tricolour with a solar disc symbol. The same stripes (with a different shade of blue) can also be seen in most Central American flags: some interpretations implied they originally come from sashes and banners used by the Bourbon kings of Spain, and reflect how the Latin American revolutions actually started out as ''loyalist'' movements when the throne of Spain was usurped by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s brother Joseph.
▲[[File:125px-Flag_of_Argentina_svg_8421.png|frame|See? [[The Face of the Sun|A sun!]]]]
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* ''[[Argentine Series]]''
* ''[[Argentine Comics]]''
▲=== Tropes associated with Argentina ===
* [[Argentina Is Naziland]]
* [[The Capital of Brazil Is Buenos Aires]]
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