Argentina, South America
This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.
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Argentina is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about Argentina | |
| Argentina is located in | Latin America and the Caribbean South America Americas Continent |
| Argentina has a population of | 45,538,401 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Argentina are called Argentines, Argentinians |
| The country’s total area is | 2,766,890 Km2 ( 1,719,262 sq mi) |
| Global Peace Index Rank | 47 |
| Global Peace Index Score | 2 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Argentina HDI ranks in position nº 48 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.849 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP) |
| Argentina’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 172 countries Argentina passport ranks in position nº 15 in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Argentina GDP per capita is | $14,362 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Argentina ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Argentina EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency in English has a score of 562 ranks 28th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 34° 00' S, 64° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Argentina Capital city | Buenos Aires |
| Neighbouring countries | Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil. |
| Argentina Climate | mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Evangelical (Pentecostal, other Evangelical), |
| Currency name & code | Peso (ARS) |
| Internet ccTLD | .ar |
| Argentina calling code | +54 |
Argentina administrative divisions
23 provinces (provincias) and 1 autonomous city*
- Buenos Aires,
- Catamarca,
- Chaco,
- Chubut,
- Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*,
- Cordoba,
- Corrientes,
- Entre Rios,
- Formosa,
- Jujuy,
- La Pampa,
- La Rioja,
- Mendoza,
- Misiones,
- Neuquen,
- Rio Negro,
- Salta,
- San Juan,
- San Luis,
- Santa Cruz,
- Santa Fe,
- Santiago del Estero,
- Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (Tierra del Fuego - Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands),
- Tucuman
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