Argentina, South America
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Image of Buenos Aires, capital city of Argentina
Argentina is a Argentina is a South American republic with vast agricultural plains, a skilled tech workforce, and significant energy and lithium reserves.
Argentina in one word would be “Tango,” meaning passionate dance.
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Argentina is a country located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.
Easy learning about Argentina |
The capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.
| Argentina is located in | South America Americas Continent |
| Argentina has a population of | 45,538,401 inhabitants within a total area of 2,766,890 Km2 (1,719,262 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Argentina’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 47 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.86 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Argentina HDI ranks in position nº 47 worldwide HDI of 0.865 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Argentina’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 172 countries Argentina passport ranks 15th 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 has a score of 562 ranks 28th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 34° 00' S, 64° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| 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
Autonomous city
- Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires,
Provinces
- Buenos Aires,
- Catamarca,
- Chaco,
- Chubut,
- 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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