Argentine Federal Republic
Argentine Federal Republic República Federal Argentina | |
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Flag of Argentina | |
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Motto: "Nuestra Unidad es Nuestra Fuerza" "Our Unity is our Strength" | |
| Capital and largest city | Buenos Aires |
| Official languages |
Spanish Portuguese Guaraní |
| Recognised regional languages |
English Welsh German |
| Ethnic groups |
Rioplatensean Cordobese Patagonian Northerner Paraguayan Santa Catarinan |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Demonym(s) | Argentinian |
| Government | Federal Parliamentary Republic |
• President | Chloe Steward |
• Prime Minister | Thomas Moore |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Senate | |
| Deputy Chamber | |
| Independence from Spain | |
• May Revolution | 25th May 1810 |
• Independence | 9th July 1816 |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 49.235.000 |
| Gini |
24 low |
| Currency | Argentine New Peso (ARS) |
| Time zone | UTC-5, -4, -3 (Argentine Western Time, Argentine Central Time, Argentine Eastern Time) |
| Calling code | +54 |
The Argentine Federal Republic is a sovereign country located in the southern part of South America, succesor of the Argentine Republic. Its territory is composed of 28 districts: 27 provinces plus an autonomous (capital) cities. Compared to its predecessor, the new additions are due to the union with Paraguay, Santa Catarina and Río Grande do Sul. It is considered a one of the four main regional powers in Latin America, along with Mexico, Perú and the Brazilian Confederation. Moreover, it was one of the constituent member nations of the Pacifican Union.
Independence and the Old Republic
When the Kingdom of Spain colonized what is now called Hispanic America, it established the Viceroyalty of Perú to control most of its Southern part. Later, with the Bourbon Reforms, all the previous viceroyalties were divided into new viceroyalties and general captaincies smaller in territory, among which was the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, controlling nowadays Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia.
After the Wars of Independence of the 1800s, during which the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, succesor of the homonym viceroyalty, declared its independence from Spain, it entered into a period of constant civil war and national organization. Lastly, the Argentine Republic, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia emerged as independent sovereign nations.