Capital: Buenos Aires
Largest city: Buenos Aires
Official language: Spanish
Government: Federal representative presidential republic
Argentina is the second largest country in South America. Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south.
AreaTotal 2,766,890 km2 (8th)
Water (%) 1.1
Population2010 estimate 40,091,359 (32nd)
Density 14.49/km2 (207th)
37.53/sq mi
Currency: Peso (ARS)
Time zoneART (UTC-3)
Drives on the right (trains ride on the left)
Internet TLD: .ar
Calling code: +54