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Background Stats: compare key data on Argentina & Uruguay

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  • Full name: Full names (translated to english) of the United Nations member states, as of 2014. For a list of full names in the respective original languages of each country, check this link.
  • Independence day date: Date.
  • Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
  • Length of border with Brazil: Length in kilometers of each country's border with Brazil. Brazil has borders with ten different countries, totalling 16,885 kilometres (10,492 mi). That puts it in the 3rd place in the countries with the longest international land borders.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • National tree: Name of tree.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
  • Number of maritime boundary neighbours: Number of states and territories with which each country shares a maritime border. Two countries separated from each other by a body of water have a maritime border with each other.
  • Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
STAT Argentina Uruguay
Full name Argentine Republic Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Independence day date July 9 August 25
Land border length 9,665 km
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Uruguay
1,564 km
Ranked 102nd.
Length of border with Brazil 1,261 km
Ranked 7th. 18% more than Uruguay
1,068 km
Ranked 8th.
National anthems Himno Nacional Argentino ( Argentine National Anthem ) Himno Nacional ( National Anthem )
National tree Ceibo and Red Quebracho Arbol de Artiga
Neighboring countries and territories Bolivia (L) Brazil (L) Chile Paraguay (L) Uruguay Falkland Islands ( United Kingdom ) (M) Argentina Brazil
Number of maritime boundary neighbours 3
Ranked 70th. 50% more than Uruguay
2
Ranked 93th.
Overview <p>Argentina stretches 4,000 km from its sub-tropical north to the sub-antarctic south. </p> <p>Its terrain includes part of the Andes mountain range, swamps, the plains of the Pampas and a long coastline. Its people have had to struggle with military dictatorship, a lost war over the Falkland Islands, and severe economic difficulties. </p> <p>Argentina is rich in resources, has a well-educated workforce and is one of South America&#039;s largest economies. But it has also fallen prey to a boom and bust cycle. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18707514">Full Article</a> <p>Uruguay has traditionally been more affluent than other countries in South America, and is known for its advanced education and social security systems and liberal social laws.</p> <p>It was the first nation in Latin America to establish a welfare state, maintained through relatively high taxes on industry, and developed a democratic tradition that earned it the sobriquet &quot;the Switzerland of South America&quot;. </p> <p>But economic and political turmoil, in particular left-wing urban guerrilla attacks in the early 1970s, led the government of the day to suspend the constitution and launch a period of repressive military rule that lasted until 1985. Uruguay is still struggling to come to terms with the legacy of those years.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20041847">Full Article</a>

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