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Introduction :: Argentina. Background :. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, but most particularly Italy and Spain, which provided the largest percentage of newcomers from to Up until about the midth century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions.
After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in Democracy returned in after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Malvinas Islands by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in that led to violent public protests and the resignation of several interim presidents.
Geography :: Argentina. Location :. Geographic coordinates :. Map references :. South America. Area :. Area - comparative :. Land boundaries :. Coastline :. Maritime claims :. Climate :. Terrain :. Elevation extremes :. Natural resources :. Land use :. Irrigated land :. Total renewable water resources :. Natural hazards :. San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding.
Environment - current issues :. Environment - international agreements :. Geography - note :. People :: Argentina. Population :. Age structure :. Median age :. Population growth rate :. Birth rate :. Death rate :. Net migration rate :. Urbanization :. Sex ratio :. Infant mortality rate :.
