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Argentina

Argentina, ahr juhn TEE nuh, is the second largest country in area in South America, after Brazil, and the eighth largest in the world. It lies in the southern part of South America and covers an area of 1,073,519 square miles (2,780,400 square kilometers). Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean form Argentina

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