Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km², making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the wes…
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km², making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and 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. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, and a part of Antarctica.
  • Official languages: Spanish (de facto)
  • Government: Federal presidential republic
  • Legislature: National Congress
  • Currency: Argentine peso ($) (ARS)
  • Capital and largest city: Buenos Aires
  • Calling code: +54
  • Co-official languages: Guaraní in Corrientes · Quechua in Santiago del Estero · Qom, Mocoví, and Wichí in Chaco

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org