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Background Stats: compare key data on Argentina & South Sudan

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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.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • 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.
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Argentina
South Sudan
Full name Argentine Republic Republic of South Sudan
Independence day date July 9 July 9
Land border length 9,665 km
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Sudan
4,797 km
Ranked 36th.
National anthems Himno Nacional Argentino ( Argentine National Anthem ) South Sudan Oyee!
Neighboring countries and territories Bolivia (L) Brazil (L) Chile Paraguay (L) Uruguay Falkland Islands ( United Kingdom ) (M) Central African Republic (L) Democratic Republic of the Congo (L) Ethiopia (L) Kenya (L) Sudan (L) Uganda (L)
Number of maritime boundary neighbours 3
Ranked 70th.
0.0
Ranked 127th.
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>South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 peace deal that ended Africa&#039;s longest-running civil war.</p> <p>An overwhelming majority of South Sudanese voted in a January 2011 referendum to secede and become Africa&#039;s first new country since Eritrea split from Ethiopia in 1993.</p> <p>The new nation stands to benefit from inheriting the bulk of Sudan&#039;s oil wealth, but continuing disputes with Khartoum, rivalries within the governing party, and a lack of economic development cloud its immediate future.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14069082">Full Article</a>

SOURCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states; Wikipedia: List of national independence days (List); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land borders (Land borders) (Note: land border lengths will vary depending on the scale by which they are measured, and therefore these figures without a source accompanied by an explanation of how they were measured and at what scale makes comparisons impossible; for more information see coastline paradox .); Wikipedia: List of national anthems (Anthems of United Nations member states) ("List of Member States" . United Nations . Retrieved 2011-07-21 .); Wikipedia: List of countries and territories by land and maritime borders; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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