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| Flag . | CoA . |
| Capital | Buenos Aires. |
| Largest City | Montevideo. |
| Other major settlements | Córdoba and Asunción. |
| Languages | 96% Rioplatense Spanish, 2% other Spanish, 1% American English, 1% Guarani, Qom, Mocoví and Wichí. |
| Leader | President Mauricio Macri |
| Deputy Leader | Vice President Gabriela Michetti. |
| Head of parliament | Prime Minister -. |
| Type of regime | Federal Republic. |
| Name of national legislature | Federal Chamber. |
| Area | . |
| Population | 57,547,000. |
| Number of international airports | 5. |
| Number of major ports | 3. |
| State de facto formed | 1810. |
| De facto Independence date | 1810. |
| Independence de jure reconised on | .1812. |
| Currency | Rioplatense Peseta . |
| Religions | 80% Catholic, 10% agnostic and 10% protestant. |
| Motto | "En unión y libertad" ("In Unity and Freedom"). |
| Imports: | .Powered machinery, telecommunications equipment, electrical equipment, automobiles, light aircraft and ferry boats. |
| Exports: | Beef, leather, wool, furniture, lamb, tourism and fruit products. |
| Demonym | Río Platan, Río Platen, Río Plateite, Río Plater or Rioplatense. |
| Anthem | Himno Nacional Rioplatense ("Rioplatense National Anthem"). |
| Ethnic groups | 66% Whites, 33% Mestizo, 3% Amerindian and 1% coloured |
| Internet TLD: | Rp. |
| Highest mountain: | Aconcagua (Mendoza) 6,962 m. |
| Calling code: | +541. |
| Number of military personnel: | 545,000. |
| % Literacy: | 99%. |
| Drives on the: | Right. |
| National sport: | Football. |
| National debt: | £1bn. |
| GDP per capita (PPP): | $952.467. |
| % Interest rates: | 55%. |
| % Inflation rates: | 66%. |
History
The Anti-Serbia War (1914-1918)
Río de la Plata remained neutral.
The Great Depression (1929-1940)
The economy collapsed for about 5 years and protectionist measures were brought in until the economy was back in order.
The Anti-Hitlerian War (1939-1946)
Río de la Plata remained neutral.
Cold War
It was a neutral nation. The Dirty War and Operation Condor took place against leftist terrorist and urban guerrilla groups, but was even more horrific than in reality. General Alfredo Stroessner and Lieutenant General Leopoldo Galtieri were known for thire particularly strong anti-communist zeal, if not complete psychosis against it. Batallón de Inteligencia 601 was accused of 22,000 killed or "disappeared" between 1975 and mid-1978.
The civilised world imposed sanctions on Río de la Plata during the early 1980s.
The South Atlantic War was precipitated on 19 March 1982 when a group of Rioplatense (most of them Rioplatense Marines in 'mufti'), posing as scrap metal merchants, occupied the abandoned whaling station at Leith Harbour on South Georgia. On 3 April the Rioplatense troops attacked and occupied Grytviken. Among the commanding officers of the Rioplatense Garrison was Alfredo Astiz, a captain in the Rioplatense Navy who, years later, was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the Dirty War in Rio de la Plata.
The island was recaptured by British forces on 25 April in Operation Paraquet. In 1901 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ceased to be administered as a Falkland Islands Dependency and became a separate territory. The King Edward Point base, which had become a small military garrison of about 30 men after the South Atlantic War, returned to civilian use in 2001 and is now operated by the British Antarctic Survey.
Democracy was restored to Rio de la Plata in 1987.
Life today
2 nuclear power stations and 1 major hydroelectric power station opened in 1997.
Economy
Fábrica Argentina de Aviones SA (FAdeA) is a major firm.
Nukes
They got atomic arms some time between early 1979 and late 1980. The arsenal peaked in 1985. The only test blast was a 10kt detonation in Patagonia during late 1985. The current arsenal is 5 10kt freefall bombs (Originally 7, but 2 were scrapped in 1987 and 1992), 7 10 surface to air missiles (was 8, but 1 was scrapped in 1988) and 5 11kt torpedos (was 6, but 1 was scrapped in 1998).
Dependencies
It has control over the de facto independent region of Patagonia (A better world TL).