Located in the south-eastern region of South America, with a total land mass of 2.78 million kilometers squared—making it the eighth largest country in the entire world—Argentina, also known as la República Argentina or Argentine Republic, is one of the wealthiest and most prosperous countries out of all its Latin American constituents. It is bordered exclusively by Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Brazil partially to the northeast. Out of the twelve Latin American countries that make up the continent of South America, it is the second largest country by land mass and with a population of roughly 43 million people, it the third largest country in terms of population in the area and has a reasonably minute population
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Infrastructure is essentially the backbone and framework of a country that allows them to move around and commute, and without it, the country would function poorly. Argentina has over 215,000 kilometers of roads throughout its expansive landscape. Though it has well over a couple hundred thousand kilometers of roads, only 63,000 are actually paved and are primarily located in its bigger cities. There is an extensive railroad system that spans a total of 38,326 kilometers across the country that carries both goods and passengers alike. Argentina also has 10,950 kilometers of navigable waterways that span from the Atlantic Ocean inward, and even to surrounding countries. Argentina’s major nautical ports are located along the Atlantic Ocean and span to several cities including Mar La Plata, Bahia Blanca, and Buenos Aires which is a given considering it is the country’s capital. Buenos Aires also has diverse bus and subway systems that allow quick and efficient forms of travel from one part of the city to another. Out of the 1,359 airports that are also located through Argentina, only 142 are properly paved—two of which are located in Buenos Aires. In terms of global communication, there are only twenty cellphones for every one hundred people that were surveyed, and for every three Argentinians you meet, two of them will have some form of internet …show more content…
A large majority of the world would perceive Argentina, as it is a Latin American country, as being primarily of Hispanic or Latino descent. But, in actuality, ninety-seven percent of Argentina’s population is composed of people with Caucasian descent due to over three hundred years of heavy immigration that occurred between 1600 and 1800 and other various forms of modern globalization. Only three percent of Argentinians come from Mestizo or Amerindian (indigenous people of the Americas) descent or identify as “non-white.” Although Argentina’s ethnic background is rather haphazard, it has still managed to produce its own identity and culture through the world-renowned people that have originated from there. These people include football (soccer) players Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, ex-president and iconic communist Che Guevara, outstanding poet Jorge Luis Borges, the current president of Argentina Mauricio Marci, and even to the current leader of the Vatican, Pope
Infrastructure is essentially the backbone and framework of a country that allows them to move around and commute, and without it, the country would function poorly. Argentina has over 215,000 kilometers of roads throughout its expansive landscape. Though it has well over a couple hundred thousand kilometers of roads, only 63,000 are actually paved and are primarily located in its bigger cities. There is an extensive railroad system that spans a total of 38,326 kilometers across the country that carries both goods and passengers alike. Argentina also has 10,950 kilometers of navigable waterways that span from the Atlantic Ocean inward, and even to surrounding countries. Argentina’s major nautical ports are located along the Atlantic Ocean and span to several cities including Mar La Plata, Bahia Blanca, and Buenos Aires which is a given considering it is the country’s capital. Buenos Aires also has diverse bus and subway systems that allow quick and efficient forms of travel from one part of the city to another. Out of the 1,359 airports that are also located through Argentina, only 142 are properly paved—two of which are located in Buenos Aires. In terms of global communication, there are only twenty cellphones for every one hundred people that were surveyed, and for every three Argentinians you meet, two of them will have some form of internet …show more content…
A large majority of the world would perceive Argentina, as it is a Latin American country, as being primarily of Hispanic or Latino descent. But, in actuality, ninety-seven percent of Argentina’s population is composed of people with Caucasian descent due to over three hundred years of heavy immigration that occurred between 1600 and 1800 and other various forms of modern globalization. Only three percent of Argentinians come from Mestizo or Amerindian (indigenous people of the Americas) descent or identify as “non-white.” Although Argentina’s ethnic background is rather haphazard, it has still managed to produce its own identity and culture through the world-renowned people that have originated from there. These people include football (soccer) players Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona, ex-president and iconic communist Che Guevara, outstanding poet Jorge Luis Borges, the current president of Argentina Mauricio Marci, and even to the current leader of the Vatican, Pope