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阿根廷的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯是南半球最大的城市,人们常把它叫作“南美的巴黎”。实际上,布宜诺斯艾利斯的面积比巴黎要大四倍。阿根廷全国一千九百万人口,其中的四百五十万人就住在布宜诺斯艾利斯。这个都市连同它郊区的城镇,称为大布宜诺斯艾利斯,人口共达六百万,占阿根延全国人口四分之一有余。布宜诺斯艾利斯不仅是阿根廷政治和经济的中心,而且也是全国交通的枢纽。广阔的拉巴拉他河流经城市的东北,大西洋上的巨轮可以直达这里抛锚下碇。拉巴拉他河上游的乌拉圭河和巴拉那河以及它们的小大支流,是阿根廷的跳动的脉络,它们一直通向阿根廷的内地和它的鄰国乌拉圭、巴西和巴拉圭。而扼守着这些大小河流的门户的,就是布宜诺斯艾利斯。
Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, is the largest city in the southern hemisphere and is often referred to as “Paris, South America.” In fact, Buenos Aires is four times bigger than Paris. Argentina has a population of 19 million and 4.5 million of them live in Buenos Aires. The city, together with its suburban towns, called Greater Buenos Aires, has a population of six million and accounts for more than a quarter of Argentina’s population. Buenos Aires is not only the political and economic center of Argentina but also the hub of national traffic. The vast Labala River flows through the northeastern part of the city, where the huge wheels on the Atlantic Ocean can reach the area directly. The Uruguay and Paraná rivers and their small tributaries up the upper La Palata River are the beatings of Argentina, which have been leading to the interior of Argentina and to neighboring countries of Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay. The gateway to these rivers is Buenos Aires.