a republic occupying much of the southern part of South America; pop. 32,646,000 (1991); official language, Spanish; capital, Buenos Aires 阿根廷(一共和国,占南美洲南部的大部分,1991年人口32,646,000,官方语言为西班牙语,首都布宜诺斯艾利斯)。 亦作 the Argentine ˈɑːdʒənˌtʌɪn, -ˌtiːn
Colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century, Argentina declared its independence in 1816. It emerged as a democratic republic in the mid 19th century, but has periodically fallen under military rule. In 1982 the Argentinian claim to the Falkland Islands led to an unsuccessful war with Britain