🇦🇷 Argentina

About Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located in the southern cone of South America and with a claimed portion of Antarctica. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2 (1,073,397 mi2), 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.

At a Glance

Travel Advisory

Currency & Economy

Currency

Argentine peso (ARS)

Exchange Rate

1 USD = 1,480.00 ARS

GDP

$638.4B

GDP per Capita

$13,970

Development

Life Expectancy

77.4 years

Geography & Practical Details

Region

Americas

Capital

Buenos Aires

Area

2,780,400 km²

Population

46,735,004

Timezone

UTC-03:00

Languages

Guaraní, Spanish

Calling Code

+54

Drives On

Right

ISO Code

AR