Wines of Argentina

Argentina

Argentina is located in the southernmost point of South America. With an area of 2,791,810 km2, it is the second largest country in South America, and the eighth in the world. At present, Argentina’s population grows to more than 38 million inhabitants.

It is home to exceptional natural beauty as it covers a very diverse territory of mountains, plateaus and plains. The Perito Moreno Glacier, Tierra del Fuego and the Iguazu Falls are among the natural wonders that we can enjoy in Argentina.

Besides its majestic scenery, Argentina is also the cradle of tango, which together with its history and the regional customs and popular traditions, are expressions of the great cultural richness of this country.

Argentine economy originally relied on an agricultural and livestock export model, which was prevalent from colonial times to the first decades of the twentieth century. Agriculture constitutes one of the most important economic activities in Argentina, followed by beef cattle production, mining, energy, industries, fishing, among others.

Today Argentina is among the top wine producing countries in the world, together with France, Italy, Spain and the United States. It has eight grapegrowing regions spreading from north to south, with different latitudes, altitudes and soils, which produce the most prestigious Malbec and Torrontes to be found in the international market.

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Argentine Republic

Population: 38.2 million
Capital City: Buenos Aires
Official language: Spanish. Native languages:araucano,guarani and quechua.

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Total surface: 3,761,274 km2
Coordinates: 34 40’ S 58 24’ W
Territorial organization:
23 provinces and the City of Buenos Aires.
Time: GMT. Argentina is three hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.

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Political system: Republican, Representative and Federal.
Life expectancy: 71 years (men) and 78 years (women).
Literacy: 97.4%
NDI per capita: 4.470 U$D
Religion: there is no official religion. Besides Catholicism, more than 2,500 worships coexist harmoniously.
Currency: Peso ($.ARS) 1 peso= 100 cents.
Internet code: .ar
Code for international calls: +54
Gentile: Argentine
Electricity: alternating current, 220V 50HZ
Measures: metre (m) decimal metrical system
Unit of weight: kilogram (kg).