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Capital
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34°36′S58°23′W / 34.600°S 58.383°W / -34.600; -58.383 |
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| Official languages | None |
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| Recognised regional languages | |
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| National language | Spanish[a] |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | 79.6% Christianity
—62.9% Roman Catholic
—15.3% Protestantism
—1.4% Other Christian
18.9% No religion
1.2% Other religions
0.3% Undeclared |
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| Demonym(s) | |
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| Government | Federalpresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Alberto Fernández |
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| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner |
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| Santiago Cafiero |
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| Sergio Massa |
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| Carlos Rosenkrantz |
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| Legislature | National Congress |
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| Independence |
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| 25 May 1810 |
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| 9 July 1816 |
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| 1 May 1853 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi)[B] (8th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.57 |
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| Population |
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• 2019 estimate | 44,938,712 (31st) |
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• 2010 census | 40,117,096[13] |
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• Density | 14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi)[13] (214th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $903.542 billion[14] (25th) |
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• Per capita | $20,055[14] (56th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
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• Total | $445.469 billion[14] (30th) |
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• Per capita | $9,887[14] (53rd) |
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| Gini (2018) |  41.4[15]
medium |
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| HDI (2018) |  0.830[16]
very high · 48th |
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| Currency | Peso ($) (ARS) |
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| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
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| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy (CE) |
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| Driving side | right[b] |
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| Calling code | +54 |
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| ISO 3166 code | AR |
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| Internet TLD | .ar |
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- ^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.
- ^10 June 1945, but trains are still driven on left.
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