Argentina is a country in South America. It has a continental area of 2,766,890 km² (1,068,302 sq mi) (excluding territorial claims). It spreads 3,800 km (2,361 mi) from North to South—from 22º to 55º South. Argentina has borders with Uruguay, Brasil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile with a total border line 9,376 km (5,826 mi) long. The name Argentina comes from Latin "argentum", meaning "silver". The origin of this denomination dates back to the journeys of the first Spanish conquerors to the Río de la Plata. The present population is approximately 39 million inhabitants, mainly concentrated in the urban agglomerations of Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario.
Fisherman's Club on the Rio de la Plata ( River Plate) in Buenos Aires
- ...that Argentina has the highest percentage of psychoanalysts per capita in the World, followed by France?
- ...that Lake Argentino (in Spanish, Lago Argentino) is the biggest lake in Argentina, with a surface area of 1,466 km² (566 sq mi) (maximum width: 20 km (12 mi)). It has an average depth of 150 m (492 ft), and a maximum of 500 m (1,640 ft)?
- ...that the Buenos Aires Metro, opened in 1913, is the oldest subway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in the Spanish-speaking world?
- ...that the average high temperature in Ushuaia is 9C (48F)?
- 13 June: World-renowned for its juicy steaks, Argentina is expected to fall short on its high-quality beef exports to Europe due to government trade barriers and a prolonged farm strike. Government and industry sources said Argentina was unlikely to fulfill its contract to supply the European Union with 28,000 tonnes of boneless, chilled cuts of beef, served in some of the continent's swankier restaurants. The current contract is up at month's end, and Argentine meatpackers still owe Europe about 3,500 tonnes of the meat under the so-called Hilton quota, a government official said on condition of anonymity. The source said exports were expected to reach about 25,500 tonnes by June 30 -- 2,500 tonnes shy of the agreed amount. The Guardian
- 12 June: The forearm of a two-footed, meat-eating dinosaur unearthed in southeastern Victoria is the first evidence that the big beasts roamed all across the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. Until now, experts believed the dinosaurs of what is now Australia remained isolated from those in other parts of Gondwana, including South America and Antarctica. But the 105 million-year-old bone, an ulna, has the same distinctive features as those from a giant big-clawed carnivore from Argentina called Megaraptor mamunhuaiquii. The South American megaraptor was half to two-thirds the length of the king of the meat-eaters, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and lived about 20 million years after its smaller, emu-sized Australian relative. The Australian
- 10 June: Delta Air Lines asked transportation authorities for permission to operate a nonstop flight from New York to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The move would be part of the airline's plan to develop New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport as a hub for its international operations. Delta said it asked the Department of Transportation to allow it to fly five times a week between JFK in New York and the Argentinian capital December through April. CNNMoney.com
- 9 June: In front of a sell-out crowd at Giants Stadium, the United States and Argentina played one of the most thrilling 0-0 draws one could ever witness. And only the heroics of goalkeeper Tim Howard kept the U.S. in the game, while the crossbar saved the Argentines. Goal.com
- 9 June: Argentina's president unveiled a public works plan on Monday that will be funded by a controversial soy export tax, as she moved to take the upper hand in a three-month-long standoff with farmers. Farmers lifted their third strike in as many months late on Sunday, urging the government to renew talks on the sliding-scale export tax system that raised rates on the country's top crop, soybeans... Reuters
- 5 June: Workers are battling to dissolve an oil spill heading towards the coast of Argentina after two ships collided off the coast of neighbouring Uruguay. The spill, reported to be 20km (12 miles) long, is being blown towards the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. BBS News
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