Calum and Faisal

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Miss Dunlop

• Buenos Aires , is the capital city of Argentina

• Cordoba , la Plata , mar del Plata , Mendoza and Rosario are some of the major cities in Argentina

• Peso• Biking , hiking and ice trekking

are some of the main products you get from Argentina

• The flag is blue and white , blue in the top and bottom and white in the middle . There is a picture of the sun in the middle of it

• Language

Football

• Argentina are the 8th best team in the world

• Honours won the world cup twice

• Manager :Diego Maradona

Captain : Javier Mascherano

Best Players :Messi and Tevez

Tennis

Argentina have one of the best tennis players in the world. Juan Martin Del Potro is the 4th best player in the world. Del Potro turned pro in 2005. Del Potro has won 7 titles. His most recent is the grand slam the US Open. He beat the world number one

• Nickname: Los Pumas• Captain: Felipe Contepomi• Playmaker: Juan Martín

Hernández• Argentina made the rugby world

cup 3rd 4th place off. They beat France in a thriller.

Landmarks

• Landmarks in Argentina are really nice. Some of the most famous ones are: the waterfall of Iguazu River, Puerto Iguazo, Puerto Madero, San Martin de los Andes, Casa Rosado and Plaza de Mayo. The Plaza de Mayo is a square street in Argentina.

• It was the place that lead to Argentina’s Independence Day which is on the 25th of May 1810.It is located in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.

• The waterfall of Iguazu River is located in Brazil and Argentina so it’s pretty big. People can view this from Brazil and Argentina and a bit of Paraguay can see it .

Basketball

• Basketball in Argentina is a good sport. They are 1st in the FIBA rankings in the world.

• In the 2004 Olympics they got a gold medal and in the 2008 Olympics they got a bronze medal. In the FIBA ladies rankings , Argentina are 10th .

• Argentina men basketball players are pretty tall . The tallest player is called Gonzalez who is 6ft 11 .

Interesting Facts

• Argentina is the 8th biggest country in the world and 2nd biggest in South America.

• Argentina spreads an average area of 2,766,890 sq km.

• The official religion in Argentina is Roman Catholic. The president and vice president of Argentina by law should be Roman Catholic.

• Mt. Aconcagua of Argentina is the tallest mountain in the whole of South America.