Place details
Place nameArgentina
Other namesRepública Argentina, Argentine Republic, Argentine, Argentinië, République argentine, Argentinien, ARG, AR, ISO032, AR00, Rio de la Plata, Argentino, Argentinian
Latitude-34
Longitude-64
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area settled in S by nomadic hunters & fishers; in NW Incas penetrated & agriculture developed; Spanish arrived in 16th cen., but settlement was slow & mainly originated from other established Spanish colonies in Chile, Peru & Paraguay; official language is Spanish, though English, French, German & Italian are widely spoken.