Top 10 Most Interesting Facts About Argentina 

Argentina is a country in the southern half of South America. With 2,780,400 km² of area, Argentina is the second largest country in South America after Brazil and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares bordered by Chile to the west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires.

Here is the collection of Top 10 Most Amazing Facts About Argentina :-

1. El Pato is the official national sport.

Polo and soccer both are major sports in Argentina. Football may be Argentina’s most popular sport but pato is the country’s official national sport. It's a game founded with Gaucho roots and a duck. It was invented in the 17th century by gauchos whose playing field would stretch from one farm to the next. Its status as the national game of Argentina has been challenged by association football, which is much more widespread. But Pato is endemic to Argentina, whereas football is an imported game. Pato played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball.

2. Argentina is The Land of Silver

“Argentum” is the Latin word for silver, although the country was first dubbed “Terra Argentea” by a Portuguese explorer. In the early 1500s, a Spanish conquistador heard tales of a famous White King ruling over a land filled with silver, in what is modern-day Bolivia. The conquistador Aleixo Garcia, sailed to Potosi to claim this silver. He reached Potosí's area, gained several silver objects and gifts. But was subsequently killed by tribesmen near the border of Brazil and Paraguay. But the Guaraní people who were part of the expedition took the silver objects back. They returned to their country with the story of a great river that led to a land full of silver. This is thought to be the origin of the name of the Rio de la Plata, which means River of Silver. When the country’s constitution was written in 1826, the country was called the Republic of Argentina, and remains so today. 

3. 5 Presidents in 10 days in 2001

When Argentina tried to peg the Argentine Peso to the United States Dollar, It's economy was crumbled and the political situation was becoming polarizing. The country racked up debt from ambitiously trying to better their economic situation. Argentina's economy had crashed after it defaulted on billions of foreign debt it could not pay. The Argentine banking system collapsed and cash could barely be used. This led to the period of instability in December 2001. This political instability led to five presidents in only 10 days. The string of presidents started in December of 2001, when Fernando de la Rua resigned. And ended with Eduardo Duhalde, when he was appointed in January 2002 amid major protesting.

4. Invented Radio Broadcasting

Argentina enjoys a long and varied history of Radio broadcasting. In 1910, during stay in the southside Buenos Aires suburb of Bernal, Guglielmo Marconi achieved a rudimentary radio transmission with a kite-mounted antenna connected to earphones. The first transatlantic broadcast into South America was Marconi's radio transmission from Italy to Buenos Aires. The country’s first broadcast was made in August 1920. Argentine Doctor Enrique Susini completed the first broadcast in Argentine history, along with his friends Miguel Mujica, Cesar Guerrico, and Luis Romero Carranza. At that time only 20 people had a receiver.

5. Created first animated feature film.

The animated film industry has deep roots in Argentina. Argentinians also created the first animated feature films. The world’s first full length cartoon was made and released in Argentina, by a man named Quirino Cristiani in 1917. The film was a satire commenting on political corruption within Buenos Aires.The roughly 70-minute production was said to be comprised of up to 58,000 frames using cutouts designed by Cristiani. The premiere was held at Select Suipacha Cinema and had a stunning success, remaining one entire year in cinemas. The film was lost after a fire destroyed the producer’s studio in 1926.

6. Biggest film industries in the the Spanish-speaking world.

Argentinians have one of the highest rates of movie watching in the world. Throughout the 20th century, film production in Argentina, supported by the State. The Argentine film industry has been one of the three most developed in Latin American cinema, along with those produced in Mexico and Brazil. It is also the first Latin American country that has won Academy Awards.

7. Maradona has his own religion.

The Iglesia Maradoniana is a religion, created by fans of the late Argentine footballer Diego Maradona. It has a legit Church and religion set up in honour of the football legend. The Church was founded on Maradona's 38th birthday in October 30, 1998 in the city of Rosario by Héctor Campomar, Alejandro Verón and Hernán Amez. They also use D10S for Maradona. 10 was the number on Maradona's jersey.

8. The largest dinosaurs ever were discovered.

More than 28 different dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Argentina. The 98 million-year-old remains of what might be the largest animal to walk Earth a long-necked titanosaur dinosaur were unearthed in Argentina. It was 40m long and 20m tall. Weighing in at 77 tonnes, it was as heavy as 14 African elephants, and seven tonnes heavier than the previous record holder, Argentinosaurus.

9. Richest country in the world in 1913  

Argentina began the 20th century as one of the wealthiest places on the planet. During the first three decades of the 20th century, Argentina were riding the first wave of globalisation. It was young nation with fertile farmlands. Argentina was among the 10 richest economies in the world. In 1913, it was richer than France or Germany, almost twice as prosperous as Spain, and its per capita GDP was almost as high as that of Canada.

10. Tango 

When most people think of Argentina, they think of football, Messi, Maradona and Tango. Tango is one of the most well-known types of dances in the world, and Argentina is famously the home to tango. The word tango appears around the turn of the 19th century to describe music and dance events organized by slaves. Argentina is home to immigrants from England, Poland, African nations, and much more. As a result, their traditions in dance and music began to mesh, which results in Tango. By the end of the 1900s, the tango had begun to spread worldwide. Tango particularly flourished in North America and Europe, attracting new fans with energetic dancing and exciting music. Argentinians are proud of their creation and love that their little dancing innovation has become a worldwide phenomenon. Tango also represents about Argentina.