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Argentina
Fact
Sheet :
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Area :
2,766,890 sq km
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Population : 40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
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Capital : Buenos
Aires
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Language : Spanish
(official)
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Currency :
Argentine peso (ARS)
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Government type : republic
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Elements of History :
Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the
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