Argentina+Geography

Geography: Second to Brazil in population Argentina is also the second largest country in South America. The northern area is swampy and partly wooded Gran Chaco. The southern parts are rolling fertile pampas. Current Event: President Cristina Fernandes de Kirchner is easily re-elected for her second term. At first she wasn't very popular because of her combative leadership, but by the end of the term she has caused the economy of Argentina to boom. Therefore she was revived in the eyes of the people giving her an easy re-election. History: Spain found Argentina in 1580 and established a permanent colony on the cite of Buenos Aires. Spain then began to expand through out all of Argentina. On July 9, 1816 Buenos Aires declared independence from Spain. In 1853 a modern constitution was promulgated and a national unity government was established in 1861.