1. Argentina Rebecca Roebuck -3 rd Period

2. Location Argentina is located in Southern South America bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, as well as between Chile and Uruguay.

3. Facts: Population: 40,913,584 (2009 estimate) Capitol: Buenos Aires Currency: Argentine Peso Major Religion: Roman Catholic Argentina is the 8 th largest country in the world.

4. Tangible: Food Argentina’s national dish is beef.

5. Tangible: Clothing Argentineans enjoy to wear loose gaucho clothing usually consisting of a straw hat, a poncho, and loose gaucho pants tucked into boots.

6. Tangible: Art People in Argentina thoroughly enjoy art. The most popular style of art work is watercolor.

7. Intangible: Entertainment Argentineans love to dance! Buenos Aires, the capitol is the birthplace of the tango.

8. Intangible: Education In Argentina all children between the ages of six and fourteen have to go to school, by law. Free education is available to anyone with a literacy rate over 95%. The percentage of individuals attending and completing university degree programs is 3.2% of the population, the second highest in the world behind France.

9. Intangible: Festivals Argentineans are all about having fun and celebrations. This spirit has lead to be known world wide for their up-beat festivals. They hold all different types such as dance festivals, carnivals, and those to celebrate holidays.

10. Effects of the Environment Argentina is currently facing many environmental issues typical for an industrializing economy such as: deforestation air pollution water pollution acid rain Argentina is the world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets.

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