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South America AR The Republic of Argentina
Argentina
  • Argentina
  • Region : South America
  • Capital : Buenos Aires
  • Area : 2,780,400.00 km²
  • Official Language : Spanish
  • Population : 44,495,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 445.469
  • GPI Rank : 75
  • GII Rank : 73
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Argentina is a country in the southern half of South America on the Atlantic Ocean. The land has a total area of 2,780,400 km² and a total coastline of 4,989 km. This area is approximately 400% of the area of Texas. The country has about 50 islands. There are direct national borders with the 5 neighbouring countries Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The distance between New York City and the Capital Buenos Aires is about 8,530 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Argentina is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.830 Argentina counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

16.00

Life Expectancy of Males

73.1

Life Expectancy of Females

79.9

Birth Rate

17.0 ‰

Death Rate

7.6 ‰

Passport
Passport of Argentina
VF : 110 , VOA : 49 MS : 159
Currency : Argentine Peso (ARS)

1 US Dollar = 66.47 Peso
1000 Peso = 15.04 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 445.469 | GDP(PPP) : 903.542
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Buenos Aires / CapitalBuenos Aires F.D.

2,890,000

CórdobaCordoba

1,330,000

RosarioSanta Fe

1,194,000

MendozaMendoza

877,000

San Miguel de TucumánTucumán

781,000

La PlataBuenos Aires

694,000

Mar del PlataBuenos Aires

554,000

QuilmesBuenos Aires

519,000

SaltaSalta

513,000

Santa Fe de la Vera CruzSanta Fe

490,000

San JuanSan Juan

447,000

ResistenciaChaco

387,000

Santiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero

355,000

CorrientesCorrientes

339,000

PosadasMisiones

324,000

San Salvador de JujuyJujuy

306,000

ParanáEntre Rios

262,000

NeuquénNeuquen

242,000

FormosaFormosa

221,000

San Fernando del Valle de CatamarcaCatamarca

189,000

San LuisSan Luis

184,000

La RiojaLa Rioja

163,000

Río CuartoCordoba

154,000

ConcordiaEntre Rios

145,000

Comodoro RivadaviaChubut

141,000

Santa RosaLa Pampa

111,000

San RafaelMendoza

109,000

Villa MercedesSan Luis

97,000

San Carlos de BarilocheRio Negro

95,000

TrelewChubut

93,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Spanish

96.8 %

Italian

1.7 %

Quechua

0.4 %

other

1.1 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in ArgentinaFor a country with a north-south extent of over 3600 km, it is not possible to describe the climate in general. In Argentina dominates a subtropical climate. Especially in the summer months there is hardly any precipitation and the usual evaporation ensures a strong dryness. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 17 and 31 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 35 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 5°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Argentina and 24 geographic spots of the countryEarthquakes
The climate in Argentina