THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ARGENTINA

NEARLY HALF (40%) OF THE POPULATION ARE OF

ITALIAN DESCENT. A GOOD PORTION OF THE

REST HAVE GERMAN HERITAGE

THE NAME ARGENTINA IS DERIVED FROM THE

LATIN WORD ARGENTUM, MEANING "SILVER.

THE ORIGINAL COLONISTS THOUGHT THE

NEW WORLD WAS FULL OF IT

SINCE 1970, ARGENTINA HAS DROPPED 13 ZEROES

OFF OF THEIR CURRENCY DUE TO INFLATION

BETWEEN 1974 AND 1983, NEARLY 30,000 WENT

MISSING IN ARGENTINA THANKS TO THE

MILITARY DICTATORSHIP

IN 2001, THE COUNTRY HAD 5 PRESIDENTS IN 10 DAYS

THERE IS A WELSH SPEAKING REGION IN

ARGENTINA THAT HAS ITS OWN DIALECT

IF THEY WANT TO BUY DOLLARS BEFORE TRAVELING

ABROAD, ARGENTINIAN CITIZENS HAVE TO SEND

AN APPLICATION TO THE GOVERNMENT EXPLAINING

WHERE, WHEN AND WHY THEY ARE TRAVELING

(CURRENCY CONTROLS BY THE GOVERNMENT)

SURVEYS HAVE FOUND THAT ARGENTINIANS

LISTEN TO THE RADIO MORE THAN ANY

OTHER COUNTRY (20 HOURS PER WEEK)