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___MASK63___ is the rank , or part of the name of the ranks , of the highest naval officers . It is usually abbreviated to " Adm " or " ADM ". A province is almost always an administrative division , within a country or state . The term derives from the ancient Roman " provincia ", which was the ___MASK47___ territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ' s territorial possessions outside Italy . The term province has since been adopted by many countries , and in those with no actual provinces , it has come to mean " outside the capital city ". While some provinces were produced artificially by colonial powers , others were formed around local groups with their own ethnic identities . Many have their own powers independent of federal authority , especially in ___MASK89___ . In other countries , like China , provinces are the creation of central government , with very little autonomy . Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in both South America and Latin America . As the world ' s fifth - largest country by both area and population , it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an ___MASK15___ language and the only one in the Americas . Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east , Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile and covers 47 . 3 % of the continent ' s land area . Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest , home to diverse wildlife , a variety of ecological systems , and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats . This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries , and is the subject of significant global interest and debate regarding deforestation and environmental protection . A federal republic is a federation of states with a republican form of government . At its core , the literal meaning of the word republic when used to reference a form of government means : " a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected ___MASK81___ ( such as a president ) rather than by a king or queen ". In ___MASK29___ , a civilian is " a person who is not a ___MASK66___ of the military or of a police or firefighting force ", as defined by Merriam Webster ' s Dictionary . From the perspective of the U . S . Department of Defense , Chapter 18 of Title 10 United States Code refers to non - military ___MASK24___ officers as civilians since they are employees rather than enlisted personnel , and also in order to distinguish itself from military police . In military and ___MASK24___ slang , the term " Civies " or " Civvies " are often used to refer civilian population or civilian clothing . Reynaldo Benito Antonio Bignone ( born January 21 , 1928 ) is a retired Argentine ___MASK29___ who served as dictatorial President of Argentina from July 1 , 1982 , to December 10 , 1983 . In 2010 , he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the kidnappings , torture , and murders of persons suspected of opposing the government in the Dirty War . Along with Basilio Lami Dozo and Omar Graffigna , he is one of the last surviving members of the military dictatorship . A task force ( TF ) is a unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity . Originally introduced by the ___MASK88___ , the term has now caught on for ___MASK29___ usage and is a standard part of NATO terminology . Many non - military organizations now create " task forces " or task groups for temporary activities that might have once been performed by " ad hoc " committees . Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Romance languages are predominant . The term originated in 19th century France as " Amérique latine " to consider French - speaking territories in the Americas ( Haiti , French Guiana , Martinique , Guadeloupe , ___MASK16___ Martin , ___MASK16___ Barthélemy ) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed . It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero - America or Hispanic America  though it usually excludes French ___MASK89___ and modern French Louisiana . The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf . The principal islands are about east of South America ' s southern Patagonian coast , at a latitude of about 52 ° S . The archipelago , with an area of , comprises East Falkland , West Falkland and 776 smaller islands . As a British overseas territory , the Falklands have internal self - governance , and the ___MASK49___ takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs . The islands ' capital is Stanley on East Falkland . Brigadier ___MASK29___ Basilio Arturo Ignacio Lami Dozo ( born 1 February 1929 ) is a former ___MASK66___ of the Argentine Air Force . He participated in the military dictatorship known as the National Reorganisation Process ( 1976  1983 ) and , along with Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri and Jorge Isaac Anaya , was a ___MASK66___ of the Third Military Junta that ruled Argentina between 1981 and 1982 . Alongside Reynaldo Bignone and Omar Graffigna he is one of the last surviving members of the dictatorship . The Argentine Air Force ( or simply FAA ) is the national ___MASK46___ branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic . In 2010 it had 14 , 600 ___MASK50___ and 6 , 900 civilian personnel . ___MASK63___ Jorge Isaac Anaya ( 27 September 1926 -- 9 January 2008 ) was a former Commander - in - Chief of the Argentine Navy . He was born in Bahía Blanca , in the province of Buenos Aires . He participated in the Right - wing ___MASK93___ dictatorship known as the National Reorganisation Process ( 1976 -- 1983 ) and , along with Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri and Basilio Lami Dozo , was a ___MASK66___ of the Third Military Junta that ruled Argentina between 1981 and 1982 . He was the main architect and supporter of a ___MASK93___ solution for the long - standing claim over the Falkland Islands that led to the Falklands War ( Spanish : Guerra de las Malvinas ) . A ___MASK93___ dictatorship ( also known as a ___MASK93___ junta ) is a form of government different from civilian dictatorship for a number of reasons : their motivations for seizing power , the institutions through which they organize their rule , and the ways in which they leave power . Often viewing itself as saving the nation from the corrupt or myopic civilian politicians , a ___MASK93___ dictatorship justifies its position as  neutral  arbiters on the basis of their membership within the armed forces . For example , many juntas adopt titles , such as  National Redemption Council ",  Committee of National Restoration ", or  National Liberation Committee ". ___MASK93___ leaders often rule as a junta , selecting one of them as the head . South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere , mostly in the southern hemisphere , with a relatively small portion in the northern hemisphere . It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas , which is the ___MASK55___ used in nations that speak Romance languages . The reference to South America instead of other regions ( like Latin America or the Southern Cone ) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics ( in particular , the rise of Brazil ). The ___MASK93___ , also called the armed forces , are forces authorized to use deadly force , and weapons , to support the interests of the state and some or all of its citizens . The task of the ___MASK93___ is usually defined as defense of the state and its citizens , and the prosecution of war against another state . The ___MASK93___ may also have additional sanctioned and non - sanctioned functions within a society , including , the promotion of a political agenda , protecting corporate economic interests , internal population control , construction , emergency services , social ceremonies , and guarding important areas . The ___MASK93___ can also function as a discrete subculture within a larger civil society , through the development of separate infrastructures , which may include housing , schools , utilities , food production and banking . Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is a federal republic in the southern half of South America . Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with its neighbor Chile to the west , the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north , Brazil to the northeast , Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east , and the Drake Passage to the south . With a mainland area of , Argentina is the eighth - largest country in the world , the second largest in Latin America , and the largest Spanish - speaking one . The country is subdivided into twenty - three provinces ( singular " provincia ") and one autonomous city (" ciudad autónoma "), Buenos Aires , which is the federal capital of the nation as decided by Congress . The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions , but exist under a federal system . The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Argentine Navy ( ARA , also " Armada Argentina ") is the navy of Argentina . It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic , together with the ___MASK94___ and the Air Force . Each ship of the Argentine Navy is designated with the prefix " ARA " before its name . A navy or maritime force is a fleet of waterborne ___MASK93___ vessels ( watercraft ) and its associated naval ___MASK46___ , both sea - based and land - based . It is the branch of a nation ' s armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare ; namely , lake - borne , riverine , littoral , or ocean - borne combat operations and related functions . It includes anything conducted by surface ships , amphibious ships , submarines , and seaborne ___MASK46___ , as well as ancillary support , communications , training , and other fields ; recent developments have included space - related operations . The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country ' s shores ( for example , to protect sea - lanes , ferry troops , or attack other navies , ports , or shore installations ). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection - of - force by enemies . The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of Submarine - launched ballistic missiles . Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications ( brown - water navy ), open - ocean applications ( blue - water navy ), and something in between ( green - water navy ), although these distinctions are more about strategic scope than tactical or operational division . Bolivia (; ), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country located in western - central South America . It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil , to the southeast by Paraguay , to the south by Argentina , to the southwest by Chile , and to the northwest by Peru . One - third of the country is the Andean ___MASK72___ range , with one of its largest cities and principal economic centers , El Alto , located on the Altiplano . Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries ( the other is Paraguay ) that lie outside Afro - Eurasia . Bolivia is the largest landlocked country in the Americas . The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic , in , are controlled by the Commander - in - Chief ( the ___MASK39___ ) and a civilian ___MASK84___ of Defense . In addition to the ___MASK94___ , Navy and Air Force , there are two security forces , controlled by the ___MASK68___ of Security , which can be mobilized in occasion of an armed conflict : the National Gendarmerie , a gendarmerie used to guard borders and places of strategic importance ; and the Naval Prefecture , a coast guard used to protect internal major rivers and maritime territory . Sovereignty is understood in ___MASK59___ as the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies . In political theory , sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity . It is a basic principle underlying the dominant Westphalian ___MASK55___ of state foundation . The Falklands War , also known as the Falklands Conflict , Falklands Crisis , and the " Guerra del Atlántico Sur " ( Spanish for " South Atlantic War "), was a ten - week war between Argentina and the ___MASK49___ over two British overseas territories in the South Atlantic : the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands . It began on Friday , 2 April 1982 , when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands ( and , the following day , South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ) in an attempt to establish the sovereignty it had claimed over them . On 5 April , the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands . The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with the Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982 , returning the islands to British control . In total , 649 Argentine ___MASK50___ , 255 British ___MASK50___ , and three Falkland Islanders died during the hostilities . The ___MASK49___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK49___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a ___MASK62___ country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another ___MASK62___ statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest ___MASK62___ state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union .