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Argentina is divided into twenty-three federated states called provinces (Spanish: provincias, singular provincia) and one called the autonomous city (ciudad autónoma) of Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the republic (Spanish: Capital Federal) as decided by the Argentine Congress. [1]
San Pablo del Monte: 3,996.6 km 2 (1,543.1 sq mi) 1,405,000: 60 23: ... State governments of Mexico; Territories of Mexico; Territorial evolution of Mexico; References
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican–American War, forcing large territorial concessions by Mexico. All claims over Texas were abandoned, while the Rio Grande was established as the permanent border between the countries, thus giving portions of the states of Chihuahua , Coahuila and Tamaulipas to the United States.
Argentina, [a] officially the Argentine Republic, [b] is a country in the southern half of South America.Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km 2 (1,073,500 sq mi), [B] making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.
Chaco (Spanish pronunciation:; Wichi: To-kós-wet [4]), officially the Province of Chaco (Spanish: provincia del Chaco [pɾoˈβinsja ðel ˈtʃako]), is one of the 23 provinces in Argentina. Its capital and largest city, is Resistencia. [5] It is located in the north-east of the country.
Santa Cruz, with a small population and rich in natural resources, has long had one of Argentina's most prosperous economies. Its 2006 output was estimated at US$3.3 billion or a per capita income of US$16,553. [23] In 2011 Santa Cruz had the highest per capita income of Argentina, US$36,550. [24] [failed verification]
In Guatemala, the start of the Christmas season is marked by la quema del diablo, or the burning of the devil, on Dec. 7, the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Guatemala City’s ...
Mesa del Norte is part of the extreme northern part of the Mexican Plateau. The Mesa del Norte or northern plateau averages 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) in elevation above mean sea level and extends south from the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) through the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí.