Country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2780400 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. It… Read more
Country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2780400 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. It 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… Hide
- Area: 2 780 400 km²
- Population: 47 327 407 (2022)
- Capital: Buenos Aires
- Largest cities: Rosario, Córdoba, Mendoza, La Plata, Mar del Plata, San Miguel de Tucumán
- Phone code: +54
- Country code top-level domain: .ar
- Language: Spanish
- Head: Alberto Fernández (president), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (vice president)