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The name “Argentina” can be traced back to a Venetian map dating from 1536. Though the term is Spanish, its origins lie in the Italian language. In Italian, “Argentina” translates to “(made) of silver, silver-colored”, a derivation from the Latin “argentum”, which means silver. It’s believed that the term was first coined by Venetian and […]

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Argentina (Argentine Republic)

Argentina, officially known as the Argentine Republic, is situated in the southern half of South America. It covers a vast area of 2,780,400 km2, making it the second-largest country in South America, the fourth-largest in the Americas, and the eighth-largest in the world. It shares its borders with Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay […]