Argentina

1. ^ a b Article 35 of the Argentine Constitution gives equal recognition to the names "United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata", "Argentine Republic" and "Argentine Confederation" and using "Argentine Nation" in the making and enactment of laws.
   


2. ^ a b c Area does not include territorial claims in Antarctica (965,597 km2, including the South Orkney Islands), the Falkland Islands (11,410 km2), the South Georgia (3,560 km2) and the South Sandwich Islands (307 km2).[13]
   


3. ^ The poem's full name is La Argentina y conquista del Río de la Plata, con otros acaecimientos de los reinos del Perú, Tucumán y estado del Brasil.
   


4. ^ Also stated in article 35 of all subsequent amendments: 1866, 1898, 1949, 1957, 1972 and 1994 (current)
   


5. ^ San Martín's military campaigns, together with those of Simón Bolívar in Gran Colombia are collectively known as the Spanish American wars of independence.
   


6. ^ The Full Stop and Due Obedience laws had been abrogated by Congress in 1998.[113]
   


7. ^ Includes higher plants only: ferns and fern allies, conifers and cycads, and flowering plants.[128]
   


8. ^ Includes only birds that breed in Argentina, not those that migrate or winter there.[128]
   


9. ^ Excludes marine mammals.[128]
   


10. ^ Since 2012 suffrage is optional for ages 16 and 17.[140]
    


11. ^ Although not a province, the City of Buenos Aires is a federally autonomous city, and as such its local organization has similarities with provinces: it has its own constitution, an elected mayor and representatives to the Senate and Deputy chambers. As federal capital of the nation it holds the status of federal district.
    


12. ^ The other top developing nations being Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey.[180]
    


13. ^ Though not declared official de jure, the Spanish language is the only one used in the wording of laws, decrees, resolutions, official documents and public acts.
    


14. ^ English is also the primary language of the disputed Falkland Islands.
    


15. ^ Many elder people also speak a macaronic language of Italian and Spanish called cocoliche, which was originated by the Italian immigrants in the late 19th century.
    


16. ^ It gave origin to a mixture of Spanish and German called Belgranodeutsch.
    


17. ^ In practice this privileged status amounts to tax-exempt school subsidies and licensing preferences for radio broadcasting frequencies.[267]
    


18. ^ a b Level duration depends on jurisdiction.
    


19. ^ The post-graduate sub-level of higher education is usually paid.
    


20. ^ The other top venues being Berlin's Konzerthaus, Vienna's Musikverein, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and Boston's Symphony Hall.