Argentina
The Argentine Republic is located to the south of the American Continent. Because of the vast expanse of the country, it is the fourth largest in America and the seventh in the world in land area. It borders Bolivia and Paraguay to the north; Chile and the Atlantic Ocean to the south; the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east; and the Republic of Chile to the west.
The country has a diversity of climates (warm, temperate, arid, and cold) and landscapes. There are three distinct regions from north to south. First, Chaco, dry to the west and with forests on the border with Paraguay and Brazil. Second, the humid Pampa, an expanse of fertile soil that concentrates most of the population. Finally, the Patagonia, south of the Río Negro, a staggered plateau stretching from the southern Andes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Data of interest
- Official Name: Argentine Republic (República Argentina).
- Capital: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
- Type of Government: Federal with two legislative chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Head of the State and Head of the Government: President.
- Provinces (23): Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, Corrientes, Chaco, Chubut, Entre Ríos, Formosa, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Río Negro, Salta, Jujuy, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego and Tucumán. In addition, the Antarctic region and the Islands of the South Atlantic.
- Total area: 1,452,236 square miles (3.761.274 km²).
- Population: 40,091,359 inhabitants (2010 Census).
- Climate: warm, temperate, arid, and cold.
- Maximum altitude: Mount Aconcagua, 22,831 feet (6.959 meters).
- Language: Spanish (official), Guaraní, Quechua and Mapuche.
- Currency: Argentine peso ($).
