National Flag:
Three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun
Capital: Buenos Aires
Langauges: Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Currency: Peso
Main industries:
Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Main industries include food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy and steel.
Did You Know?
- Eva Peron, an illegitimate child raised in poverty, became an actress and later the wife of President Peron of Argentina. She was the champion of the poor and lower classes in Argentina and stood up for women and their significance in politics. Eva Paron was the inspiration for the musical ‘Evita’. She died at the age of 33 years in 1952.
