# Argentina

Argentina

sovereign state, country, nation, confessional state| Part of | Latin America, Southern Cone  |
| Year dem found am | 9 July 1816  |
| Name in native language | República Argentina  |
| Official name | República Argentina  |
| Native label | República Argentina  |
| Ethnic group | European people, indigenous peoples in Argentina, Afro-Argentines  |
| Participant insyd | South American dreadnought race, Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries, 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit, Battle of Mount Longdon, Falklands War  |
| Dem name after | silver  |
| Official language | Spanish  |
| Anthem | Argentine National Anthem  |
| Culture | culture of Argentina  |
| Motto | En unión y libertad  |
| Motto text | Beats to your rhythm, Curiad eich Rhythm  |
| Continent | South America  |
| Country | Argentina  |
| Capital | Buenos Aires  |
| Located in time zone | time in Argentina  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Hispanic America, South America  |
| Coordinate location | 34°0′0″S 64°0′0″W  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 26°14′59″S 53°38′15″W  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 21°48′0″S 66°13′12″W  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 55°3′26″S 66°26′47″W  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 49°56′41″S 73°33′37″W  |
| Highest point | Aconcagua  |
| Lowest point | Laguna del Carbón  |
| Government ein basic form | federal republic  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Argentina  |
| State ein head | Javier Milei  |
| Office head of government hold | President of Argentina  |
| Government ein head | Javier Milei  |
| Executive body | Government of Argentina  |
| Legislative body | Argentine National Congress  |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Argentina  |
| Central bank | Central Bank of Argentina  |
| Currency | Argentine convertible peso  |
| Driving side | right, left  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, AS/NZS 3112  |
| Dey replace | Colonial Argentina, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata  |
| Significant event | Argentine economic crisis, Rise of the Argentine Republic  |
| Award e receive | Lagun Onari  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | Argentina  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .ar  |
| Main regulatory text | Constitution of Argentina  |
| Flag | flag of Argentina  |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Argentina  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Argentina  |
| Get characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of Argentina  |
| Official religion | Catholic Church  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Buenos Aires  |
| Railway traffic side | left  |
| Open data portal | Argentina Data Portal  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Argentina  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Argentina  |
| Official observer status in organization | Organisation internationale de la Francophonie  |
| Mobile country code | 722  |
| Country calling code | +54  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 911, 100, 117, 101  |
| GS1 country code | 778-779  |
| Licence plate code | RA  |
| Maritime identification digits | 701  |
| Unicode character | 🇦🇷  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Argentina  |

**Argentina**, officially de **Argentine Republic**, be a country insyd de southern half of South America. E dey cover an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 sq mi), wey dey make am de second-largest country insyd South America after Brazil, de fourth-largest country insyd de Americas, den de eighth-largest country insyd de world. Argentina dey share de bulk of de Southern Cone plus Chile to de west, wey e sanso be bordered by Bolivia den Paraguay to de north, Brazil to de northeast, Uruguay den de South Atlantic Ocean to de east, den de Drake Passage to de south. Argentina be a federal state dem subdivide into twenty-three provinces, den one autonomous city, wich be de federal capital den largest city of de nation, Buenos Aires. De provinces den de capital get dema own constitutions, buh exist under a federal system. Argentina dey claim sovereignty over de Falkland Islands, South Georgia den de South Sandwich Islands, de Southern Patagonian Ice Field, den a part of Antarctica.

Argentina be a regional power, den dey retain ein historic status as a middle power insyd international affairs. A major non-NATO ally of de United States, Argentina be a developing country plus de second-highest HDI (human development index) insyd Latin America after Chile. E dey maintain de second-largest economy insyd South America, wey ebe a member of G-15 den G20. Argentina sanso be a founding member of de United Nations, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Mercosur, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States den de Organization of Ibero-American States.

## Demographics

### **Urbanization**

| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Argentina

(2021 INDEC metro area estimate) |
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| Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. |
| 1 | Buenos Aires | *(Autonomous city)* | 3,003,000 | 11 | Resistencia | Chaco | 418,000 |
| 2 | Córdoba | Córdoba | 1,577,000 | 12 | Santiago del Estero | Santiago del Estero | 407,000 |
| 3 | Rosario | Santa Fe | 1,333,000 | 13 | Corrientes | Corrientes | 384,000 |
| 4 | Mendoza | Mendoza | 1,036,000 | 14 | Posadas | Misiones | 378,000 |
| 5 | San Miguel de Tucumán | Tucumán | 909,000 | 15 | San Salvador de Jujuy | Jujuy | 351,000 |
| 6 | La Plata | Buenos Aires | 909,000 | 16 | Bahía Blanca | Buenos Aires | 317,000 |
| 7 | Mar del Plata | Buenos Aires | 651,000 | 17 | Neuquén | Neuquén | 313,000 |
| 8 | Salta | Salta | 647,000 | 18 | Paraná | Entre Ríos | 283,000 |
| 9 | San Juan | San Juan | 542,000 | 19 | Formosa | Formosa | 256,000 |
| 10 | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | 540,000 | 20 | Comodoro Rivadavia | Chubut | 243,000 |

### Legal documents

* National Constituent Convention (22 August 1994), *Constitution of the Argentine Nation*, Santa Fe: Argentine Senate, archived from the original on 9 May 2004

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## Read further

* Calvo, Carlos (1864). *Anales históricos de la revolucion de la América latina, acompañados de los documentos en su apoyo. Desde el año 1808 hasta el reconocimiento de la independencia de ese extenso continente* (in Spanish). Vol. 2. Paris: A. Durand.
* Crooker, Richard A. (2009). *Argentina*. New York: Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-0481-2.
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* Margheritis, Ana (2010). *Argentina's foreign policy: domestic politics and democracy promotion in the Americas*. Boulder, CO: FirstForumPress. ISBN 978-1-935049-19-7.

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