ARGENTINA (Syllabus: GS Paper 1 – Geography)

Context: Recently, Prime Minister of India extended congratulations to Javier Milei for his victory in Argentina's presidential election.

Argentina

• About: Argentina, country of South America, covering most of the southern portion of the continent. 

oIt is the world’s eighth-largest country

• Capital: Buenos Aires
• Bounded by: Chile to the south and west, Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, and Brazil, Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
• Four Major Regions: The Andes, the North, the Pampas, and Patagonia.
• Four Main Climate Types: Warm, moderate, arid, and cold.

India-Argentina

• Both countries are members of G20, Group of 24 and Group of 77.
• India is the 4th largest trading partner of Argentina.