Argentina
🇦🇷 South America · Argentine Republic
How Argentina ranks globally
About Argentina
Argentina (officially Argentine Republic) is a country in South America, with Buenos Aires as its capital. It is home to roughly 45.85 million people, giving a population density of about 16 people per square kilometre. The country covers 2,780,400 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $683.1B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.865. The official currency is the Argentine peso (ARS), and the main languages are Guaraní, Spanish.
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How Argentina is governed
Head of state and government; holds executive power.
Leads the executive; commander of the armed forces.
Bicameral — Chamber of Deputies — 257 seats; Senate — 72 seats
Who holds the power?
Argentina is a federal presidential republic. The President is both head of state and head of government, directly elected and serving as commander of the armed forces. Power is divided among the executive, a bicameral National Congress and an independent judiciary, across 23 provinces plus the autonomous city of Buenos Aires.
Did you know?
Argentina is the 35th most populous country in the world, with about 45.85 million people.
By land area it is the 8th-largest country in the world, covering 2,780,400 km².
It has the world's 24th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($683.1B).
Argentina shares land borders with 5 countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.865.
Argentina has a population density of about 16 people per square kilometre.
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