| Next to Brazil in size and population, Argentina | | | | Brazilian population. Southward is Patagonia, an area |
| stretches from the Atlantic to the Chilean border and | | | | marked by cool, dry plain interspersed with wooded |
| the lofty Andes peaks. Aconcagua (22,834 ft, 6,960 | | | | and rich agricultural zones.Argentina is the world's |
| m) is the highest mountaintop in the world aside from | | | | eighth largest country and spreads over an area of 2.8 |
| the major peaks in Asia.Argentina is surrounded by | | | | million square kilometers.Argentina is notable for some |
| Bolivia and Paraguay on the north, and Uruguay and | | | | of the world's tallest mountains and vast stretches of |
| Brazil on the east. The northern area is comprised of | | | | deserts. The country is also famous for extraordinary |
| the marshy and somewhat wooded Gran Chaco, | | | | waterfalls. It is a country that has a great degree of |
| adjoining Bolivia and Paraguay, and to the south are | | | | diversity in its region. The diversity ranges from wild, |
| the undulating, rich Pampas. The area is agriculturally | | | | distant areas in southern Patagonia to the lively |
| rich and sheep and cattle are the mainstay of the | | | | metropolis of Buenos Aires in the north. |