Minister of Tourism for I think that being the biggest tourist attraction in the south Americas, Buenos Aires is the most likely place that someone would try to build a spa-complex. Not only is it the most popular tourist attraction in the south Americas, but it is also home to 40% of Argentina’s population with a massive 6.6 million people living there. Situated on the east coast, Buenos Aries is Argentina’s capital city. Other facts about Argentina: Full country name: Repblica ArgentinaArea: 2,776,890 sq km (1,083,000 sq mi) Population: 36,956,000Capital city: Buenos Aires (pop 12 million)People: 85% European descent, 15% mestizo, Indian and other minoritiesLanguage: American Spanish, plus 17 indigenous languagesReligion: 93% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 1.5% Ukranian Catholic, 1% Armenian OrthodoxGovernment: RepublicPresident: Fernando de la RaGDP: US$374 billionGDP per head: US$10,300Inflation: 1%Major industries: Food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel, agribusinessMajor trading partners: Brazil, USA, Netherlands, Germany, Italy.Buenos Aries:Buenos Aires became the capital of the new Viceroyalty of the Ro de la Plata in 1776, acknowledgment that the region had outgrown Spain's political and economic domination. However, continuing dissatisfaction with Spanish interference led to the revolution of 25 May 1810 and eventual independence in 1816.Buenos Aires is situated on the banks of the Ro de la Plata in the Federal Capital district, and not, as one would expect, in Buenos Aires province. The capital of the country, Buenos Aires is also Argentina's leading city in population, commerce, and industry. It is located near the Atlantic Ocean coast, on the broad Ro de la Plata, an estuary at the mouth of the Paran and Paraguay rivers. The early S...
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