Argentina

The Argentine Republic (República Argentina), abbreviated as Argentina , is a federal state located in southern South America. It's a republic . The capital is Buenos Aires .

It is bordered by Chile to the west by the Andes Mountains , to the north by Bolivia and Paraguay , and to the east by Brazil and Uruguay . In particular, the Andes Mountains bordering Bolivia to the north were once under the influence of the Inca Empire .[7]

It is the second largest country in South America after Brazil. The population density is very low at 15.6 people/km². The land is large, but the population is relatively small, so most of the land is empty with no buildings, and high-rise buildings can only be seen in the capital , Buenos Aires . Among the countries located in the Southern Hemisphere, it is famous as a traditional agricultural powerhouse along with Australia.

Most of the population is made up of white people, so it claims to be a white country in South America , and more than 97% of Argentines claim to be white. According to actual genetic analysis, 60-80% of Argentine genes come from white people from Europe and the Middle East, but the remaining 20-40% come from indigenous people and black people.[8][9] In addition to white people, there are a small number of South American indigenous people, mainly in rural areas , but they were massacred by the Argentine government in the past and became a minority in Argentine society.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, countries from Argentina immigrants accounted for more than 70% of Italy and Spain, especially in Italy, which accounted for about half. It was in the order of French, German, Russian, and British, which were relatively minority compared to Italian and Spanish. Of course, it was relatively minority, and there were more immigrants in Bisphin/Bei Portu compared to other Latin American countries. In the heyday of Argentina, he was immigrated to a large scale from Europe and the Middle East, and the immigrant population at that time exceeded the existing Aboriginal population, and eventually the descendants of modern and modern immigrants formed most of the Argentine population. This is connected by cultural and social differences with other Latin American countries.

The country's name, Argentina, comes from the Latin word Argentum , meaning silver .

During the Spanish colonial period , it was called 'La Plata Colony', which means 'silver' in Spanish. This comes from the belief that there was a silver mountain range upstream of the La Plata River when the Spaniards first arrived in this country. So they named the river and made it the name of the region.[10] And after independence, Argentina, a paraphrase of Latin , was adopted as the country's name instead of the Spanish name, and it continues to this day.

The name Argentina was not adopted immediately after independence, and the name of the country was used immediately after independence as the United States of Río de la Plata (Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata) or the United States of South America (Provincias Unidas de Sudamérica). The name Argentina was first adopted in 1831 as ' Confederation of Argentina ' (Confederación Argentina), and in 1861, the official name was changed to the current 'Republic of Argentina'. However, according to Article 35 of the Argentine National Constitution, the names of the United States of Rio de la Plata and the Argentine Federation are still recognized as valid national names. In addition, the name 'Argentine State' (Nación Argentina) is used when enacting and executing laws.

There are people who know me as Ahri Hentina . In Crying Nut 's Luxembourg song , which is famous for "look, look, Luxembourg", it also appears as 'Ah, ah, ari hentina'.[11] It is very common for people to call me Argentina because of the pronunciation.[12] Because the country's name is long, it is often shortened to 'Argen'. People who have lived abroad sometimes call it 'Argentina' in English, and in the 20th century, 'Argentine' was also used.[13]

In the Chinese character culture, it is written as Ageunjeong (亞根廷) in phonetic notation .

When a country's name is sorted in Roman alphabet order in a list of countries, it is quite likely that it will come first. Countries further ahead[14] Because the country's power is not very strong, there are many cases where it is missed unless it is the Olympics.

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The national anthem of Argentina was established in 1813 , and as is typical of a Central American country, it is very long. That is why some parts of it are omitted during international sports competitions.

The preceding prelude is longer than that of Uruguay .

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Immediately after independence from Spain , it emerged as a powerful country in South America by winning wars with neighboring countries in South America, such as Brazil and Paraguay . In the 19th and early 20th centuries , the country built its wealth through agriculture and ranching, becoming one of the world's top 10 economic powers. There was also. However, limitations began to be revealed due to excessive dependence on agriculture and livestock farming and failure to transform industries such as heavy industry and manufacturing, and in 1929 Due to the aftermath of the Great Depression that started in the United States , the country suffered a major economic blow, suffered economic and political turmoil, and fell from the ranks of powerful countries.

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It is a democratic country that adopted the federal system and presidential system .

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The country's land area is 2,766,890 km², ranking 8th in the world. There is no country in Africa larger than Argentina, and in Europe , with the exception of Russia ,[15] There is no country larger in area than Argentina. Greenland (2,166,086 km²) is also smaller than Argentina.[16] Even in Asia, the only countries larger than Argentina are China (9,640,821km²) and India (3,287,263km²), and Kazakhstan (2,724,900km²) is slightly smaller.

Because the country extends widely from north to south, it has all kinds of topography. In particular , it is one of the few countries in the world that has both tropical rainforests and glaciers . Jungle is found in the northern Jujuy, Misiones, and Iguazu regions, while glaciers are sparse in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego . Argentina is divided into the Patagonia region, Dry Pampas, Wet Pampas, and Gran Chaco regions. Patagonia is mostly desert, Dry Pampas is semi-arid, Wet Pampas is grasslands, and Gran Chaco is covered with subtropical grasslands and tropical rainforest. Therefore, most of the country consists of dry areas such as deserts and grasslands .

The southern Patagonian Desert is the eighth largest desert in the world , following the Gobi Desert and the Kalahari Desert . The entire Patagonia region is not devoid of vegetation, but is generally a semi-arid shrubland, and the combined area of ​​the steppe and desert is 673,000 km².[17] Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, is located near Patagonia and is famous for its beautiful scenery. Additionally, Joinville Island is claimed by Argentina as its territory.[18] Joinville Island is so close to the South Pole that it is barely adjacent to the South Pole.

Also the district of Korea The opposite point is off the coast of Argentina.

Wild animals include rhea , deer , anteater , guanaco , vicuña , condor , caracara , capybara , peccary , puma , jaguar , possum , nutria , chinchilla , mara , tapir , seal , owl , hummingbird , whale , penguin. etc. are inhabited

The dinosaurs discovered include Saltasaurus , Carnotaurus , Giganotosaurus , Mapusaurus , Argentinosaurus , Abelisaurus, Aucasaurus , Noasaurus , Herrerasaurus , Riohasaurus , Amargasaurus , Puertasaurus , and Patagosaurus . , Eoraptor , There are a lot of them, including Megaraptor , Laplatasaurus , Futaloncosaurus , Tyrannotitan , and Maips . Along with the United States , Canada , and Brazil, it is also the country in the Americas where the most dinosaur fossils are excavated.

The huge Iguazu Falls, always considered one of the world's top three waterfalls, is also a secret scenic spot that represents Argentina's great nature . Iguazu Falls currently straddles the territories of Argentina and Brazil, but was originally part of Paraguay . Paraguay was unreasonably greedy to occupy the newly independent Uruguay , but ended up accidentally touching Brazil and losing part of the Iguazu Falls. And the stolen area will be divided between Argentina and Brazil through territorial division.

The Andes Mountains are located in the west of Argentina, and the highest mountain in South America , Mount Aconcagua, is also located in Argentina.

Although not as many as in the Pacific Rim, such as Japan , Taiwan , Indonesia , and New Zealand , earthquakes occur quite frequently, especially in the western Mendoza region. In particular, earthquakes in the Andes region bordering Chile , a country notorious for earthquakes, are quite serious. In Mendoza Province alone, not in all of Argentina, an earthquake larger in magnitude than any earthquake recorded in Korea occurs about once every 10 years. The area of ​​Mendoza Province is not that large, at 148,827 ㎢, which is 1.48 times the area of ​​South Korea. However , it should be taken into account that compared to South Korea, where records of earthquakes measuring up to magnitude only began in 1978, Argentina has records of earthquakes up to magnitude Edo in the 19th century . It is next to Chile, which is known to have frequent earthquakes in South America, and the Andes Mountains where Chile and Argentina meet are close to where the Pacific plate and South American plate meet, so earthquakes tend to occur quite often. However, there are no earthquakes in the eastern region, where the majority of the population is concentrated.

It is one of the countries with the most UFO sightings in the world .[19] One of the most vivid UFOs ever discovered. There is even an Argentinian UFO in the auto-completion of search terms . They are making aliens into tourism products by holding an alien festival .

Along with Colombia, it is the only country in South America that borders the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean at the same time. Most people think of it as a country that only borders the Atlantic Ocean, but a very small portion of the country's southern part also borders the Pacific Ocean.

The climate is milder on average than the neighboring country , Chile , and 97% of the population lives in the subtropical region north of 40 degrees south latitude. Even in the capital Buenos Aires, the average annual temperature is higher than Seogwipo. The average annual temperature in Buenos Aires is higher than that of Shanghai and Tokyo, and the annual temperature difference is smaller, so it is less hot in the summer and warmer in the winter, resulting in a more comfortable climate.

The northern Paraguay border area has temperatures similar to the northern inland of Vietnam , with an average temperature of 28℃ in January, 17℃ in July, and 23℃ per year , while Ushuaia at the southern end has temperatures similar to those of the Faroe Islands in the North Sea , with an average temperature of 10℃ in January, 2℃ in June, and an average annual temperature of 6℃. When viewed only in terms of annual average temperature, it is similar to North Korea 's Jagang Island . Similar.[20] The reason why there is not much difference in climate despite being such a large country extending from north to south is because it is covered with deserts and grasslands ( pampas ), so the cold air becomes warm due to the pressure difference in the wind.

The average annual temperature of the entire country is 15.4℃, with the warmest month being 8.5℃ and the warmest month being 22.2℃.[21] However, even though a desert exists between 40 and 50 degrees south latitude, the temperature is typical of a temperate climate, so daytime temperatures are low for a desert.

Precipitation is relatively even and plentiful (1000 mm) in the eastern part of the country, while the Patagonian desert and western arid regions have a desert climate with rare rainfall.

The highest temperature recorded in history is 48.9℃ (the highest temperature in South America) recorded in the northern region, and the lowest temperature recorded in history is -32.8℃ recorded in Chubut. However, there is great doubt about the reliability, so the actual lowest temperature recorded in history is probably around -25℃ to -30℃ recorded in the Patagonian Mountains or the northwestern Andes Mountains .

Public security is on the good side in South America . Among Latin American countries famous for their high murder crime rates , the country, along with Chile , Uruguay , and Costa Rica , has stable security and has a low murder crime rate. As of 2015, the murder crime rate per 100,000 people was 6.53, ranking 72nd in the world. Although this is the world's average, it is lower than Ecuador or Uruguay, which are known to be safe among South American countries. However, although the murder crime rate is only low, the overall security is in the poor category, ranking 17th.[22] You have to be especially careful of pickpockets , and there was a case where a two-person group was lured forward by handing out a cell phone to take a picture on the sidewalk in front of the Broadway Hotel in downtown Buenos Aires, while the other took advantage of the opportunity and cleverly stole the bag on the suitcase behind them in a matter of seconds. When traveling alone, you need to be aware that if you take your eyes off your belongings for even a few seconds, someone could take them. In particular, you should refrain from walking around at night, and as the gap between rich and poor is high, it is best not to go to slum areas. Moreover, since gun ownership is free in Argentina, road robberies using firearms are quite common, so if you travel, it is best to only travel around large cities and avoid going to slums. In particular, theft is very rampant, and many passenger cars are stolen, so it is quite common for Argentine car owners to remove only the tires and wheels , leave them at home, and then reassemble them when they get out of the car. #

Local feeling is world-class, and in Buenos Aires , local feeling is taking place within the same city between the Boca district and the rest. Because of this, when CA Boca Juniors and CA River Plate have a soccer game, there are sometimes hooligans who shoot pistols loaded with blank bullets into the air.

The ratio of psychiatrists per capita is the highest in the world. There is also a joke that when a psychoanalysis book comes out in France , the first place it is translated and published is Buenos Aires . It is said, half jokingly, that " suspecting the Oedipus complex in Argentina is like saying that the Virgin Mary is not a virgin ." In the 1960s, when asked what he thought to be a solution to the economic crisis, the Minister of Finance once responded, “I will seek psychiatric counseling .” For reference, the 1960s were the period when former President Juan Peron was in power, and it was a time when the Argentine economy began to falter and there were many controversies. Afterwards, a military coup occurred in Argentina in 1976 , and a military dictatorship was implemented for 20 years until Raúl Alfonsín came to power in 1983. Augusto Pinochet of neighboring Chile developed Chile despite his brutal tyranny, but Argentina's military dictators were busy enriching themselves. The economic situation was completely ruined, with the foreign debt-to-GDP ratio nearly tripling, and at the same time, the poverty rate that had been reduced during Peron's administration soared. Later, Cuba 's Fidel Castro, who looked down on Argentina as a poor communist country , came to terms with sarcasm, saying that if he had ruled Argentina, it would not have been like that.

At the time of the military dictatorship, it was a completely empty country, but in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was an extremely advanced country, and the subway opened in 1913 .

On July 15, 2010 , it became the first country in South America to permit same-sex marriage .

There are no holidays in September , and there are years with and without holidays in February . Also, if a day falls between a holiday and a weekend,[23] The days in between are also counted as holidays. There are no substitute holidays.

Surprisingly, it was one of the few countries where the official exchange rate and the black exchange rate existed separately, but with the change of government in 2016 and the disappearance of currency exchange regulations, the dark exchange rate officially disappeared. From what I heard from local people in Argentina, there were 'certain restrictions' in place to prevent Argentine citizens from freely purchasing dollars . The monthly salary had to be over a certain amount, and even if it was above a certain amount, Argentine pesos could only be exchanged for dollars or less for less than 25% of that amount.

Also, perhaps due to incorrect implementation of monetary policy, there is a severe shortage of loose change throughout the country. The highest denomination is 1,000 pesos, and the minimum denomination is 2 pesos.[24] 2, 5, and 10 pesos are more valuable than 100 pesos, so I've said it all. Also, looking at coins is not as easy as you might think. To some extent, finding change to take a city bus while traveling is like picking a star from the sky.[25] But I'm thinking, 'If I don't have it anyway, I can just use US dollars instead.' There are cases where large supermarkets offer discounts on their own because they don't have change, and there are many cases where people are embarrassed because they don't have change even when they go to most stores. In fact, this is inevitable because a 1,000-peso bill is worth about 28,000 won in Korean currency, but a 2-peso bill, the smallest denomination, is less than 200 won. In the 2020s, the value of the currency plummeted due to massive inflation, and at the current exchange rate in 2026, 1 peso is 1 won.

Looking at the above, Argentina is probably in need of currency reform. Turkey , which was in a similar situation , eventually changed its currency reform to the New Turkish Lira (YTL) and lowered its currency unit as much as possible to curb the murderous inflation that was a chronic disease in Turkey in the 1990s .[26] The problem is that, like in North Korea, where currency reform failed, it could backfire, and that is a problem in itself.

Argentina was once a mecca for Steam bypass purchases.

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In the case of education , the illiteracy rate is about 3%. This is a very good figure compared to other South American countries. However, the overall level of public education is worse compared to developed countries such as Korea . In fact , in developing countries such as Latin America , public education is a total difficulty rather than higher education. At the same time, it has been quite improved compared to the early 2000s . In Argentina, I have been in elementary school for seven years and middle school for five years, so I am still elementary school students and I am a middle school student at the age of second grade in Korea.

According to research , in the case of public schools, of the 690,000 students who entered compulsory education in 2001, only 170,000, or 25% of the students, graduated in the normal period. In Korea, this means that only 25% of students who enter elementary school successfully graduate from high school. We can see how serious Argentina's education problem is.

And teachers' strikes occur quite frequently due to the high inflation rate every year, so it is not uncommon for teachers to cripple the curriculum.

What's better about Argentina, however, is that it does not, like its neighboring country, Chile, overestimate university education fees in an effort to save money, thereby upsetting students and parents. However, even in Argentina, going to a private school is not easy. Private school tuition is almost the same as in the United States.[27] Of course, there is no way that people other than the privileged few can afford this.

Local school graduation is usually between early December and mid -December because the Christmas season is midsummer. The South American continent belongs to most of the southern hemisphere, so the season is opposite to the northern hemisphere, so December -February is summer.

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Among South American countries, it has a fairly developed economy. Based on per capita GDP, the country has similar income to Russia , Malaysia , China , Turkic Republic , Kazakhstan , and Mexico , and is higher than Brazil .

However, the financial crisis caused by debt that has persisted for a long time due to the failure of industrialization and development has hindered the leap to a higher level, and whether or not we can escape this is one of the hot topics in the economics world.

Like all American countries, it is a car-centric country, but public transportation is quite good around Buenos Aires .

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'Tango', commonly known as tango in its English pronunciation, is a world-famous dance and dance song native to Argentina. However, it has a much more rhythmic and melancholic feel than the 'Continental Tango', which moved to Europe and other countries and focused on melody, and the dance has a more intense feel. Most of the main figures of tango music, such as Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla, are from Argentina.

Popular music is also healthy. The Nueva Cancion movement, represented by Mercedes Sosa, arose. Rock music, also known as Rock Nacional, has been active for a long time, and Soda Stereo and Charly Garcia are famous. Almendra and leader Luis Alberto Spinetta are treated as main characters in the Latin rock world. Latin dance music styles such as cumbia and cuarteto are also popular. Trap has become popular in the 2020s , and it is considered the center of Latin American trap music.

Since a significant portion of the population is made up of white Europeans, especially immigrants from Spain or Italy , there is a tendency to regard their country as a 'European country located in South America.' There are many families that retain much of the culture and traditions of their ancestors, European immigrants.

It is also the world's first feature of the world's first feature animation in 1917 . The title was 20 years earlier than El Apostol, the Snow White in the US, and the seven dwarfs and the Betty of Paramount Pictures . However, this work was unfortunately lost when the film warehouse, which was kept of the original film of the film, was burned. Meanwhile, even after the original film was lost due to a fire accident in the film warehouse, the Argentine government, like Arirang in Korea, is trying to find a copy film of the work in Argentina and other South America countries, but even now, El Apostol's copy film is found in any other country including Argentina and other countries in South America. It is not.[28]

There is a unique culture at funerals: clapping and cheering. It is absolutely not an insult to the deceased, and is done on the premise that the deceased will happily go to God's side. Especially if the deceased is a superstar, people cheer to the point where it is confusing whether it is the death of a vicious criminal or the death of a superstar. It is a story of praying for peace in peace because one received so much love. For example, at Diego Maradona 's funeral, many people sang and clapped while mourning the death of one of the world's greatest players and praying for his soul to rest in peace. In addition to Argentina, some African tribes also hold funerals like festivals.

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It is one of the most representative countries on the other side of the earth, and for this reason, there are not many Asian tourists, including Koreans.

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Although it speaks Spanish , it is a unique Spanish-speaking country along with Uruguay , Paraguay , and Chile . Paraguay developed a unique Spanish language due to the influence of its indigenous language, Guarani, and its neighboring country, Brazil. Chile developed a unique Spanish language due to its geographical isolation due to the Andes Mountains and the Atacama Desert and the influence of Native Americans, French, and German immigrants, while Argentina and Uruguay developed a unique Spanish language due to the influence of European immigrants as well as the influence of their neighboring country, Brazil. In particular, both Argentina and Uruguay were greatly influenced by the Italian language, and some of their personal names remain in Italian . The Spanish language used in Argentina and Uruguay is called 'Castellano', and is also officially spelled by the Argentine government. Because the Spanish language of Argentina and Uruguay developed geographically apart from Spain and other South American colonies, there are some differences in pronunciation, such as pronunciation of ll and y similar to the English 'sh'. See Spanish/Pronunciation for details .

It is one of the two major powers in South America and the world along with Brazil , and many Argentine soccer players are playing in European leagues around the world.[29] And Lionel Messi, currently considered a living legend, is also from Argentina. When asked to name the best soccer players of all time, the first four people to choose, along with the aforementioned Messi, are Pele , Diego Maradona , and Cristiano Ronaldo , and considering that two of them are Argentine, they are no less good at soccer than anyone else. The sky blue and white striped uniform , modeled after the national flag , is their trademark. Of the 44 players who played in the semifinals of the 2009-2010 Champions League , 11 were Argentine nationals. Since the average skill level of players is so high, there are often cases where players cannot join the Argentina national team with decent skills, so they end up playing for the national team of other countries.

Superliga Argentina , a domestic soccer league, is also considered the top two leagues in South America along with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A , a Brazilian soccer league . Although it is not well-known in Korea, it is home to many big clubs representing South America, such as AA Argentinos Juniors , Racing Club , CA Independiente , CA Boca Juniors , and CA River Plate . Other South American teams also play in the Copa Libertadores, the South American Champions League . This league has a reputation as a gangster team that dominates the league. Argentine players start in this league and advance to big European clubs, and many scouts in Europe are very interested in this league. The El Superclásico derby between CA Boca Juniors and CA River Plate is a famous rivalry match that is well known not only in South America but also in Europe.

Not only players but also coaches are famous for their outstanding skills. Excellent managers continue to emerge, including Mauricio Pochettino , Diego Simeone , Jose Pekerman , Alejandro Sabella , and Lionel Scaloni . In the Americas, there is a strong tendency to prefer Argentine coaches. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, three Argentine coaches, including Lionel Scaloni of Bonga , Gerardo Martino of Mexico , and Gustavo Alfaro of Ecuador , were from Argentina. In the 2021 Copa America Brazil, 4 out of 10 teams had Argentine coaches.[30]

They are the only team that has never fallen below 10th place in the FIFA rankings since the 1998 FIFA World Cup France, and have ranked first in the FIFA rankings three times during this period.

Along with the France national football team and the Brazil national football team , it is one of three teams that have won the FIFA World Cup , Olympic men's football, regional competitions ( Euro , Copa America ), and the Confederations Cup .

The traditional soccer style is passing soccer with an appropriate balance of individual skill and organizational skills. Excellent playmakers such as Fernando Redondo , Juan Sebastian Veron , Juan Roman Riquelme , Pablo Aimar , and Ever Banega were the strongest players, as were Mario Kempes , Diego Maradona , Gabriel Batistuta , Hernán Crespo , Diego Milito , Gonzalo Higuaín , Carlos Tevez , and Sergio Aguero. , Paulo Dybala , Mauro Icardi , Lautaro Martinez and the world's best player, Lionel Messi, have always produced world-class strikers, but at crucial moments, they have always struggled in the World Cup due to lack of physical strength and defensive ability. However, after Alejandro Sabella was appointed as coach and went through the pain of completely rebuilding the team from the ground up, the team is enjoying its heyday once again by winning two World Cups in international competitions and finishing second in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil . Although Sabella succeeded in making Argentina a strong contender for the championship by combining modern soccer with Argentine style soccer, he was also criticized for changing the style to one that was more focused on defense than attack.

After the failure in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, a large-scale generational change took place, and thanks to the leadership of coach Lionel Scaloni and the outstanding performance of Lionel Messi , the team eventually won the 2021 Copa America Brazil and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar , and was known around the world as Argentina. engraved again. In the 2010s, people are saying that South American soccer is not what it used to be, but Argentina's dominance in Europe at the World Cup ended.

For more details, refer to the Argentina national football team document.

Futsal , indoor soccer, is also a world-class powerhouse. He won the 2016 Futsal World Cup and reached the final in the 2021 World Cup, but lost to Portugal and finished runner-up.

Rugby is also a very popular sport. Rugby is considered an upper-class sport in its home country of England , France , South Africa , Uruguay , and Australia .[31] Although rugby is still an amateur sport in Argentina , the Argentina national rugby union team emerged as one of the strongest teams, placing third at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.

The nickname of the national 15-a-side rugby team is Los Pumas . The first rugby game in Argentina was introduced by the British in 1873 . They are the only South American country to advance to the semifinals in the Rugby World Cup in 2007 and 2015, and are also performing quite well in the Rugby World Cup . In this tournament where Commonwealth countries swept the championship and semi-final and quarter-final tournaments, France, which finished runner-up three times, was the only non-Commonwealth country to advance to the semi-finals.

In 2012, Argentina's national rugby union team participated in the Tri Nations Championship, a rugby union competition between Commonwealth nations and the Southern Hemisphere's Australia , New Zealand and South Africa , bringing the total to four countries that participate in the tournament, now known as the Rugby Championship . In November 2020, Argentina defeated the All Blacks, becoming the seventh country to defeat New Zealand. Argentina Vs. All Blacks .

Argentina's rugby club teams also participated, along with several Japanese rugby club teams, in the Super Rugby club competition, which also featured rugby club teams from Australia , New Zealand and South Africa , and is now the Super Rugby America , a multinational rugby union club league in the Americas . is participating in

Basketball is also popular and is a world-class sport. The most famous player is Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs . He finished second at the 2002 Basketball World Cup and won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.[32] It is the strongest in South America, ahead of neighboring rival Brazil. At the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup in China, they took second place after Spain.

For more details, refer to the Argentina national basketball team article.

In volleyball , he participated several times in the World League, World Championships, and Olympics, and although he did not reach the top, he recorded top results. Lucia Fresco, well-known as a foreign player in the V-League women's division, is also from Argentina. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics , they defeated rival Brazil in the bronze medal match, winning a medal for the first time in 32 years since the 1988 Seoul Olympics .

Tennis is also quite good, and like Spain, there are many players who are traditionally strong on clay courts, such as Geston Gaudio and Guillermo Villas , but there are also non-clay court major champions, such as Juan Martin del Potro . Also, Gabriela Sabatini cannot be left out as a female tennis player .

In terms of infrastructure, golf lags behind the three East Asian countries that invest considerably more, but the number of wins in major tournaments for golfers from Argentina is three, which is the highest among all three East Asian countries combined.[33] Compared to only 2 wins, it is much more cost-effective.

It is also a country that has produced great motorsports players. Juan Manuel Fangio , the second -most champion (he won five championships) after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton , is from this country.

Boxing is an incredibly popular sport. It boasts such wild popularity that it is said that the number of annual boxing competitions held is second only to the United States. It is somewhat disappointing that the overall Olympic medal ranking is 9th, but it is also important to consider that the ranking was calculated by dividing the now-defunct Soviet Union, which is unrivaled in South America, into a separate country. Middleweight legend Carlos Monzon is from Argentina. He is ranked second in the all-time middleweight boxer rankings after Sugar Ray Robinson , and considering that Robinson is the P4P GOAT , even second place is an incredible ranking. In addition, World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Victor Galindez, Olympic boxing gold medalist and NBA[34] •The ring[35] Unified flyweight champion Pascual Perez, WBA/The Ring unified welterweight champion Nicolino Roche, and WBC /WBO/The Ring unified middleweight champion Sergio Martinez are also from Argentina. However, now it is not showing the same reputation as before.

Another sport is polo , which is famous and known as a powerhouse.

Although not well known, a kicker named Martin Grammatica played an active role in the NFL . from Argentina.

In the past, attempts were made to host South America's first Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, but failed several times.[36] Still, I found comfort in hosting the Youth Olympics in 2018 .

E-sports is not relatively strong. However, I tend to play fighting games to some extent.

Baseball is weak. However, there is a small winter league consisting of 6 teams, and there is also a national team. Because it has a weak base in unpopular sports, it only occasionally appears in competitions in Central and South America.

Along with Australia and Canada , it is one of the countries with a very low population density in the world. Although it has the world's 8th largest land area, its population is slightly smaller than that of South Korea . The population per 1㎢ is only 16. Therefore, like other countries with large territories and small populations, this country also has many unoccupied settlements . It even has a smaller population than Colombia, which has a slightly smaller land area.[37]

97% of the total population perceives themselves as white. It is a country where the white identity is overwhelmingly high compared to the people of other Latin American countries who have a mestizo or mulatto identity. In fact, other than Argentina, there are several countries in Latin America with a high proportion of white people. Costa Rica in Central America is also a country that is not well known, but the percentage of white people is much higher than expected, and Uruguay , which is adjacent to Argentina , and southern Brazil also have a majority of white people. Regionally, there are many white people in areas near the coast or Antarctica. Of course, many white people in Argentina and Uruguay also inherited native blood, because among the immigrants from Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were more men than women. When examining the genes of Argentines through haplogroups , a significant proportion of indigenous or black genes are found. The only difference is that the percentage of Caucasian genes is higher compared to other Latin American countries. In Argentina, too, a significant number of European immigrant men married mestizos or indios, and, like Juan Peron , there were many cases of hiding the fact that there were indios in the family line.

However, compared to other Latin American regions, Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil had a more balanced gender ratio of European immigrants. While the Spaniards/Portuguese who immigrated to Latin America before the 19th century were almost all men due to the weak medical infrastructure at the time and inevitably married black or Indian women, among the Europeans who immigrated to Argentina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a significant proportion of female immigrants. (Depending on the country of origin, about 1/3 to 1/6 were women.)

The largest number of white immigrants to Argentina are Italians , followed by Spanish . Italians account for about 2/3 of the total, followed by Spanish at about 30%, making Italian and Spanish immigrants the majority of immigrants in Argentina. In addition, Italians and Spanish are Catholics and have high birth rates, so their descendants make up the majority of current Argentines. There were immigrants from various other countries, but among them, Russians and French had the most female immigrants, and the percentage of immigrants from the rest of the individual countries was relatively small. In the case of Germans , there were more German Russian immigrants than German Jews who fled Nazi persecution of Jews .

The way to tell where Argentines come from is their surname. However, these days, things have become quite different over the generations, so distinguishing one's place of origin by last name has become largely meaningless. Surnames such as González, Guerrero, Hernández, Ortega, Garcia, and Lopez can at least be considered Spanish on the paternal side, while surnames such as Lavezzi, Milito, Zanetti, and Piazzolla are Italian. Among Argentina's famous soccer players , Lionel Messi , Juan Veron , Gabriel Batistuta , and Diego Simeone are of Italian descent. Batistuta is the Italian spelling of Batista, and the surname Messi is a typical Italian surname with the double consonant SSI . Mascherano is also of Italian descent. Meanwhile, if you have a German last name such as Heinz, Schmidt, or Kitchener, you are of German descent. German-Russians (Volga Germans) who came from Russia for religion and conscription issues are overwhelmingly large, reaching 70-80%, while mainland Germans from Germany , Austria , and Switzerland are relatively small. In addition, there are many cases of German Jews, whether from the mainland or Russia, who came to avoid persecution of Jews . The now deceased former President Nestor Carlos Kirchner and the well-known soccer player Gabriel Heinze are of German descent, and the Kirchner family is a historic German family from Switzerland. Director Jose Pekerman 's last name is German, and he is a German Jew.

Surprisingly, the proportion of the Spanish population is small, and naturally, when Spain ruled, the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata was one of the last to develop and pioneer among the Spanish Empire 's New World colonies. Spain 's development in South America was centered mainly on the Caribbean Sea → northern modern Colombia centered on Cartagena → the Viceroyalty of Peru, while Chile below and Argentina to the east were surrounded by a huge natural barrier called the Andes Mountains , the huge Portuguese land that swallowed up the middle of South America , Brazil , and Due to the resistance of the southern Mapuche people, it was not properly connected with the rest of the Spanish colonial centers.

pope Francis is of Italian descent, and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is of Basque , Italian , and Spanish descent. Football players Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi are from Italy on their paternal side, but there is also talk that their grandfather was Catalan- Spanish . In Spanish , it is difficult to find double consonants except for rr or ll, but if there is a Latin American player with spellings such as cc, gg, tt, dd, ss, zz, etc., you can assume that his father is of Italian descent. And even if it is not a double consonant, if your last name ends with ~i, ~o, ~a, or ~e, you are usually of Italian descent.[38] Like Kim Lee-bak in Korea, most people with last names like Rodriguez , Lopez , or Gonzalez are of Spanish descent. Thanks to this, the Spanish used in Argentina is also quite different from the Spanish used in mainland Spain in many ways. Although Spanish is not as tasty as Chile across the Andes Mountains , it is unrivaled in terms of foreignness. Since there are many Italians, the vocabulary and accent are quite similar to Italian . As a foreigner who has studied Spanish, it is actually difficult to understand. In addition, it seems to have some similarities with German thanks to Germans who fled to South America . In any case, there are quite a few people who say that Argentine Spanish sounds better because of this Italian accent. You can literally see it as Australian English vs. British English, but Australian English is also famous for being terrible. And when comparing Chilean Spanish and Argentine Spanish, some people say it is easier to understand than Chilean.

On the other hand, in the case of German ancestry , Gabriel Heinse is of German descent, and Nestor Kirchner is of German-Swiss descent. The surname Kirchner of President Nestor Kirchner, husband of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and former president of Argentina, is a variant of the surname Kirchner used in German-speaking countries, and Nestor Kirchner's father was Technically, he is not of German descent, but of Swiss descent, a descendant of German-Swiss immigrants to Argentina. Anyway , the German lineage is correct, so for convenience, I put it as German-Argentine rather than Swiss. In addition to German , there are also not a few Polish , Ukrainian , French , and Irish populations. Most of the immigrant population from Eastern Europe was Jewish, and for this reason Argentina still has one of the largest Jewish populations in Latin America today.

There are also a significant number of Arab Argentines in Argentina , mainly from Syria and Lebanon . They are white Arabs of the Mediterranean, similar to white Southern Europeans, so in South America they are simply treated as white. Argentine President Carlos Menem belongs to this group.

After independence, military force was used to massacre indigenous people. The Argentine government also implemented an immigration policy that smacked of racism , accepting only white people from Europe and the Middle East .[39] It is said that the situation has improved since Juan Peron came to power and the perception of indigenous people has become better, but since the indigenous population, including mestizos, is around 3%, and pure-blooded indigenous people are less than 1%, it is difficult for indigenous people to raise their voices loudly. Currently, the conflict between whites and the Mapuche minority tribe is worsening and is spreading into bloodshed.

On the one hand, the proportion of blacks is low. This is not a process of large-scale racial cleansing of blacks at the government level , but the number of blacks was greatly reduced as black men were sent to the battlefield as cannon fodder, and whites flocked in large numbers to become mixed-race, diluting all black blood. Rather, their number is much smaller than that of indigenous people such as Mapuche. In fact, until the Argentine War of Independence, the proportion of blacks was quite high, and many blacks can be seen among the heroes who fought during the Argentine War of Independence. Afterwards, when wars broke out, black men were seduced and sent to war, and in this way, the number of black men was drastically reduced. And the remaining black women also married and had children with the new white immigrants who came to Argentina, and as this went on for quite a long time, whitening progressed with each generation. In addition, from the mid- 19th century to the early 20th century, there was a strong tendency to look down on black people in Argentina, so there was a strong tendency to intentionally erase or ignore the influence of black people in Argentine culture. In this social atmosphere, black-and-white mixed race people also denied their black identity and took on a white identity, marrying white people, which led to a further decline in the number of black people.[40]

Black -Brazilian mixed race people living along the border with Brazil faced severe discrimination from native Argentinians.

Of course, in modern times, as racial discrimination has eased a lot and exchanges with neighboring countries have become more active, it is not very difficult to see people with black or indigenous appearance or to find people with black/native identity. If there were no black ancestry in Argentina, there would not have been any discussion of blacks and whites in the country's novel , Choir of Angels . Instead, their identity is stronger as a European country in South America than as a South American country.

The birth rate was at a good level until the first half of the 2010s, and until 2016, it was a country where the birth rate always exceeded 2.1 people. Since the Great Depression, while other Latin American countries have recorded high birth rates in the 5 to 6 range, Argentina has recorded half the rate, in the 3 range, and has been classified as a country with a relatively low birth rate. However, since the 1980s and While the birth rate of other Latin American countries fell rapidly throughout the 2010s, Argentina maintained the level in the mid-2 range without a significant decline, but in the late 2010s and 2020s, the birth rate plummeted to the low 1 range, resulting in population decline. has reached a worrying level.

The average height is 174cm for men and 159cm for women, which is similar to that of Korea. Males are the same, females are slightly smaller.

There is a strong perception that there are not many British in the country with war with the United Kingdom, but there are descendants of British and Commonwealth on all walks of life, and they have been on the other side of Argentina whenever they are in danger of Argentina . The 49th President Raul Alphonsin is a descendant of Wales immigrants, and the mother of Prince Andrew's prince Sarah Ferguson also ran a ranch in Argentina. It was because the royal family and the aristocrats of the British royal family were frequented until they had war with England. # Outside the capital, 'Olivos' or 'San Isido', the Anglican Cathedral and the British lives are formed, and there are occasional sounds in English on a cafe or a street.

There are also many Irish people . They were also the ones who took the lead during the war with Britain. After the occupation of Malvinas (British name: Falklands ) in 1982, the person who briefed foreign reporters in English in Malvinas was Major Patricio Dowling, an Irish-Argentine soldier.

Japanese immigration history, along with Brazil, boasts a tradition of about 110 years. Koreans also began immigrating during the Park Chung-hee administration .

There is a prejudice that there are many gay people in South America because homosexuality is the most open in this country. In fact, it is based on facts, not prejudice. It was the fastest country in South America to legislate same-sex marriage, and it is easy to find homosexuals on the streets. And as a country crazy about soccer , wherever you go there are a lot of people wearing Argentina soccer uniforms as their everyday clothes.

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It is famous for its very unusual nationality law, which states that Argentine nationality can never be given up under Article 25 of the Argentine Constitution.[41]

In 2019 , the Argentine Embassy in the Lord said in Q & A that Argentina nationality is impossible to abandon its nationality. The source also explains that Argentina 's nationality is impossible to give up Argentine constitutionalism in 2020 .

At least Argentina is China[42] , iran[43] , North Korea[44] Likewise, since it is not a dictatorial country that seriously oppresses the human rights of its citizens, the international community just assumes it is so and moves on. In fact, in principle, preventing people from giving up their nationality at will, regardless of the reason, is a clear violation of basic rights.[45]

However, the original reason for this nationality law was the Holocaust . Due to Adolf Hitler 's policy of suppressing the Jews, many Jews fled to various places abroad, and Argentina chose to actively protect them. That is why Argentine nationality was granted to Jews who fled from the Nazis, and they were protected by preventing them from giving it up forever. When Nazi Germany touched the Jews of Argentina, the Argentine government protected the Jews by dismissing them by saying, "I don't know if they are Jews or not, but these people are our country's citizens."

Territorialism , which grants nationality to those born in the country; overseas if one of the parents is Argentine We also adopt the layman principle, which grants nationality to children born through birth registration . Argentine Nationality Law This principle also applies to territories not under effective control but nominally under its control. If a newborn is born in an area in Antarctica that Argentina claims as its own territory and applies for Argentine nationality, Argentine nationality is granted. In principle, residents born in the Falkland Islands (Argentina's name is the Malvinas Islands) , which are effectively ruled by the United Kingdom but claimed by Argentina, are also regarded as nationals of the country, and an Argentine passport is said to be issued if you submit documents proving that you are from the Falklands (Malvinas).

Argentina allows dual citizenship , but[46] Naturalization in a country that does not allow dual citizenship becomes difficult. A representative example is the Korean-Argentine actor Marco , who was unable to naturalize as a Korean because he was unable to renounce his Argentine nationality. Afterwards, when the Nationality Act of the Republic of Korea was revised in 2010, it was possible to acquire Korean nationality with a clause allowing dual nationality as an exception under the condition that foreign nationals pledge not to exercise foreign nationality in “special cases where foreign nationals are naturalized in Korea but cannot renounce their home country’s nationality under foreign law.”[47] An example from another country is Pope Francis, who is from Argentina . If elected pope , he is required to renounce any nationality other than that of the Vatican .[48] Since this was not possible, in February 2014, I renewed my Argentine passport by paying a fee of 33 euros through the embassy in the Vatican, just like an ordinary person .[49] . Queen Maxima of the Netherlands is also a case in point. After her marriage, she renewed her Dutch visa every six months until she was 30 and stayed in the Netherlands. It was not until his thirtieth birthday that he received Dutch citizenship from the Dutch government, and therefore he now has dual citizenship.

Because it is already well-known that it is impossible to give up Argentine nationality, it is said that even in countries that do not allow dual citizenship, Argentine nationals are treated as exceptions and are often allowed to naturalize or tolerate innate dual citizenship . The case in question is national expenses .

The only way to give up Argentina's nationality is to give up (exactly deprived) of Argentina's nationality in an illegal way, such as document counterfeit or crime. In addition, the children of diplomats are not granted Argentina nationality even if they are born in Argentina.[50] Among Korean celebrities, Yoon Sang was canceled Argentina.

It is said that after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the number of Russian pregnant women coming to Argentina to give birth has increased. Pregnant women, concerned that their children will be taken to the battlefield in the future due to Russia's mobilization order in 2022, are seeking to grant their children independent Argentine nationality. In addition, pregnant women are very worried that their husbands (fathers of the fetus) will be conscripted immediately and sent to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and will die, so the couple goes to Argentina to give birth together and live in isolation. In addition, you can enter mainland Europe without a visa through the Argentine Republic passport, which you cannot enter with a Russian Federation passport unless you obtain a visa, and you cannot permanently give up your Argentine nationality.[51] It appears that they are making this choice. #1 #2 In particular, since May 2002, Russia has revised the law to grant Russian citizenship to children of Russians born abroad if they register their birth in Russia.[52] In other words, children of Russians born in Argentina become sole Argentine nationals unless they register their birth in Russia.

Regardless of the parent's lineage or nationality, there is a problem with people who involuntarily acquire Argentine nationality against their will just because they happened to be born in Argentina, and they face unwanted disadvantages when choosing a career, career, or employment in the future. There are many people who were born in Argentina and returned to the country with their parents when they were young, so they do not speak Spanish (Argentina's official language) at all and have no Argentine identity at all.[53]

For example, in the Republic of Korea, most public officials ( police officials , firefighters , national and local administrative officials, diplomats , judges , prosecutors , National Intelligence Service employees, career soldiers , president , teachers ) prohibit applications from people with multiple nationalities, so Korea- The problem is that you can never have dual citizenship in Argentina. Some of these restrictions on employment of public officials for dual nationals are similar not only in Korea but also in other countries.[54]

In fact, there are few people who dream of becoming a president , so even if this goes over, there are a lot of people who dream of teachers , civil servants , diplomats , police officers , firefighters , professions , judges , prosecutors , etc..

Nevertheless, the Argentine government continues to ignore it.

It is the homeland of Che Guevara . Che Guevara is considered a Cuban because he was active in Cuba, and he actually became a Cuban legally thanks to his contribution to the Cuban Revolution . worked with

Quino, the cartoonist who created the satirical cartoon <Mafalda>, is also from this country, and Queen Maxima , wife of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands , is also from Argentina.

Olivia Hershey , the beauty of the century and eternal Juliet , is also from Argentina. My father is Argentina and my mother is an Englishman. His real name is 'Olivia Osuna'. Exactly, he is a mixed race of Argentina.

Anna, the wife of soccer player Park Joo-ho , who appears in The Return of Superman, is also from Argentina. He is known to have dual Argentine-Swiss citizenship.

Albiol Andres , Korea's first foreign railway engineer , is also from Argentina.[55]



Norma Nolan, winner of Miss Universe 1963 ( 1938) April 22 - August 20, 2025 ) competed in this pageant as Miss Argentina.



On March 13, 2013, Argentina, as well as in the American continent, was the first to be Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio, and Buenos Aires Bridge) as the 266th Pope .

Juan Manuel Fangio . Born in 1911, he is a legendary figure in F1 who won the Driver's Championship five times and was the champion four times in a row.

Cesarpelli Architect After studying architecture at the National University of Tucumán, Pelli studied architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. Famous buildings he designed include the Twin World Trade Centers, which collapsed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York , the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, and the International Finance Center, the tallest building in Hong Kong, and the Kyobo Building in Gwanghwamun was also designed by him.

Among WWE professional wrestlers, there is the Giant Gonzalez, the greatest giant of all time . He is a huge giant whose size is similar to that seen in Fist of the North Star or One Piece . He is the one who made The Undertaker, who is famous for his size, look like a complete idiot.

Jorge Luis Borges, the master of novels representing the 20th century , was also from Argentina, and the famous novelist Manuel Puig immigrated to Mexico because his activities as an extreme leftist coincided with the period of the Argentine military dictatorship. In the field of music, 20th century composers Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla were also from Argentina.

Among fashion models, in addition to Cecilia Mendes, who is famous for her boyish charm, Mika Arganaras, who is called the muse of Prada , is famous. In addition to this, there is also Camila Morrone, who was the lover of Leonardo DiCaprio .

In 2016, Byeon Gyo-re, a second-generation Korean, was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Culture. His eldest brother, Byeon-eol, is the director of the Ministry of Modernization and Public Innovation, and his second brother, Byeon-eol, is the presidential speech secretary.

There is a tennis player named Gabriela Sabatini .

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Soccer players have consistently produced excellent players since the first World Cup , producing a world-class star player named Guillermo Stabile . Diego Maradona is from Argentina and is revered as the pinnacle and legend of soccer, along with Brazil's Pele . In the 21st century, living legend Lionel Messi is from Argentina, Javier Mascherano, who played in the same team as him for a long time , is also from Argentina, Paulo Dybala , who plays for AS Roma , midfielder Angel Di Maria of CA Rosario Central who played for Paris Saint-Germain FC , and striker Lautaro Martinez , who plays for FC Internazionale , are also from Argentina and played for Manchester City. FC legend Sergio Agüero and Atletico Madrid and Argentina national team striker Julian Alvarez are also from Argentina. And as a soccer powerhouse that has produced countless soccer stars and continues to do so at this very moment, promising future stars are growing rapidly in the domestic league, showing their prominence early on and advancing to prestigious leagues around the world.

For the rest of the players, see this article .

Among the football managers , Mauricio Pochettino , who has been the national team manager since 2024 , and participated in the 1998 World Cup, as an excellent defensive midfielder . Argentina is the Marcelo Bielsa, who has been the chile of Chile's national team until 2011 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar . Of course, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil , Argentina , showed the end of the defense.[56] The director is also Argentina. A majority of the national soccer teams in Latin America hires Argentine managers. In the 2015 Copa America Chile, he achieved a unique record that all the national team coaches in the semifinals were from Argentina.