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Group | German Argentines Deutschargentinier Germano-argentino | Population date | More than 3 million
(descendants of German citizens: million)
(descendants of Volga Germans: more than million)
7.5% of Argentine's population (only counting descendants of Germans citizens and Volga Germans) | Significant populations | Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Entre RÃos, La Pampa Province, RÃo Negro Province, Misiones, Chaco, Santa Fe, Neuquén. |
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German Argentines (German: Deutschargentinier, Spanish: germano argentinos) are Argentines of German descent. The term "German" usually refers to Ethnic Germans that immigrated to Argentina from Germany, and also from Austria, France, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia and elsewhere across Europe. Some German-Argentines, or their ancestors, have originally settled in Brazil first, and then later on immigrated to Argentina. Germany as a political entity was founded only in 1871, but German language and culture have traditionally been of more importance than the country of origin as a basis for ethnic consciousness and nationalism. Beside that, "Germans" speak in many different dialects named after specific regions like Frisian, Pomeranian, Prussian, Swabian, Plautdietsch, Hunsrückisch, Volga Germans and others. Germans today make up the third largest group in Argentina with well over two million Volga Germans alone. Thousands of German-Argentines have become professionals and technicians like doctors, bureaucrats, teachers and soldiers. They influenced the Argentine education system and many German schools emerged. Many German businessmen and professionals believed that Argentina was industrializing and would become more dependent from German advanced technology. Indeed the Argentine military planned on recruiting large numbers of German scientists and technologists for new steel and other industries. German-language newspapers, including the Argentinisches Tageblatt (Argentine Daily) were created.
The 5 most populous provinces of descendants of Germans, are in order: Córdoba, Entre RÃos, Buenos Aires, Misiones and La Pampa.
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