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Elementos geográficos, pueblos, países, ríos, etc. Elements of geography such as towns, countries, rivers, etc.

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Article usage before country names

I have heard several countries expressed in Spanish with a definite article before the country name (e.g. los Estados Unidos, la Argentina, la India). Is there a rule for when this occurs and when it …
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