Argentina
Buenos Aires · South America
Argentina is a country in South America. Its capital city is Buenos Aires, the official currency is the Argentine Peso, and the main language is Spanish.
With a population of roughly 45.8 million people spread over 2,780,400 km², Argentina is the 33rd most populous country in the world and the 8th largest by area. That works out at about 16 people per square kilometre.
Argentina shares land borders with Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay — 5 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario. The highest point in the country is Aconcagua, at 6,961 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Kazakhstan, while its population is closest to that of Algeria.
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Region
- South America
- Population
- 45,800,000
- Area
- 2,780,400 km²
- Currency
- Argentine Peso
- Main language
- Spanish
- Highest point
- Aconcagua
6,961 m - Land borders
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Argentina: things worth knowing
- Aconcagua, in the Argentine Andes, is the highest mountain outside Asia at 6,961 metres, and the highest point in both the Western and Southern hemispheres.
- Argentina stretches from subtropical forest in the north to the sub-Antarctic tip of Tierra del Fuego.
- Its border with Chile, running along the Andes, is the third longest international border in the world.
Argentina in context
South America has 12 sovereign countries in total. Argentina ranks 3rd among them by population.
See the full list of South America countries, or browse all 195 countries.