Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (lang-esRep�blica Argentina, IPA-esre?pu?lika arxen?tinapron), is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces (Provinces of Argentina) and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth (List of countries and outlying territories by total area)-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Colombia and Spain are more populous.
Argentinas 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. Argentine claims over Antarctica (Argentine Antarctica), overlapping claims made by Chile (Ant�rtica) and the United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory), are suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute) (lang-esIslas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty dispute), which are administered by the United Kingdom as British Overseas Territories.
Argentina is a founding member of both the United Nations and the Union of South American Nations. Argentina is one of the G-20 major economies.
Native Name: ''Rep�blica Argentina''spaces2es icon
Common Name: Argentina
Conventional Long Name: Argentine Republic
Image Flag: Flag_of_Argentina.svg
Image Coat: Coat_of_arms_of_Argentina.svg
Image Map: LocationArgentina.svg
Map Caption: map caption location_color=Red
Image Map2: Argentina (orthographic projection).svg
Map Caption2: The Argentine claims in Antarctica (Argentine Antarctica) (overlapping the Chilean (Ant�rtica) and British (British Antarctic Territory) Antarctic claims) along with the Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute), South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands sovereignty dispute) (administered by the United Kingdom) shown in light green.,
National Motto: ''En uni�n y libertad'',"In Unity and Freedom"
National Anthem: ''Himno Nacional Argentino (Argentine National Anthem)''
Official Languages: Spanish (Spanish language)
Capital: Buenos Aires
Largest City: capital
Ethnic Groups: 86.4% European (European Argentine) (mostly Italian (Italian Argentine) and Spanish (Spanish settlement in Argentina)), 8% Mestizo, 4% Arab (Arab Argentine) and East Asian (Asian Argentine), 1.6% Amerindian
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Leader Title1: President (President of Argentina)
Leader Name1: Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner
Leader Title2: Vice President and Chairman of the Senate (Vice President of Argentina)
Leader Name2: Julio Cobos
Leader Title3: Supreme Court President (Supreme Court of Argentina)
Leader Name3: Ricardo Lorenzetti
Established Event1: May Revolution
Established Date1: 25 May 1810
Established Event2: Declared (Argentine Declaration of Independence)
Established Date2: 9 July 1816
Area Rank: 8th
Area Magnitude: 1_E12
Area Km2: 2766890
Area Sq Mi: 1068302
Percent Water: 1.1
Population Estimate: 40,134,425
Population Estimate Rank: 31rd
Population Census: 36,260,130
Population Density Km2: 15
Population Density Sq Mi: 38
Population Density Rank: 168th
Gdp Ppp: $584.392 billion
Gdp Ppp Rank: 23rd
Gdp Ppp Per Capita: $14,560
Gdp Ppp Per Capita Rank: 52nd
Gdp Nominal: $310.065 billion
Gdp Nominal Rank: 30th
Gdp Nominal Per Capita: $7,725
Gdp Nominal Per Capita Rank: 62nd
Gini: 49
Gini Category: high
Hdi: increase 0.866
Hdi Rank: 49th
Hdi Category: high
Currency: Peso (Argentine peso)
Currency Code: ARS
Time Zone: ART (Time in Argentina)
Utc Offset: -3
Demonym: Argentine, Argentinian, Argentinean
Drives On: right (trains ride on the left)
Cctld: .ar
Calling Code: +54