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Argentine Republic[A]
República Argentina  (Spanish)
Motto: 
Anthem: 
Sol de Mayo[2]
(Sun of May)

Sol de Mayo
Argentine territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green.
Argentine territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green.
Capital
and largest city
Buenos Aires
34°36′S58°23′W / 34.600°S 58.383°W / -34.600; -58.383
Official languagesSpanish[a]
Recognised regional languages
Ethnic groups
Religion
(2019)[13]
Demonym(s)
GovernmentFederalpresidentialconstitutional republic
Alberto Fernández
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Santiago Cafiero
Sergio Massa
Carlos Rosenkrantz
LegislatureNational Congress
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence 
from Spain
25 May 1810
9 July 1816
1 May 1853
Area
• Total
2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi)[B] (8th)
• Water (%)
1.57
Population
• 2021 estimate
45,605,826[15] (31st)
• 2010 census
40,117,096[14]
• Density
14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi)[14] (214th)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$1.033 trillion[16] (26th)
• Per capita
$22,997[16] (56th)
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$444.458 billion[16] (25th)
• Per capita
$9,890[16] (53rd)
Gini (2020)Negative increase 42.9[17][18]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.845[19]
very high · 46th
CurrencyArgentine peso ($) (ARS)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright[c]
Calling code+54
ISO 3166 codeAR
Internet TLD.ar
  1. ^Though not declared official de jure, the Spanish language is the only one used in the wording of laws, decrees, resolutions, official documents and public acts thus making it the de facto official language.
  2. ^A lot of White Argentines are descendants of many different European countries, however, the majority of them have at least partial or mixed Spanish or Italian ancestry.
  3. ^10 June 1945, but trains are still driven on left.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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