 |
Destinations - Country Information
|
ALL A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
Country Info about Argentina |
| Country flag |
 |
 |
| Conventional Long Form |
Argentine Republic |
| Conventional Short Form |
Argentina |
| Local Long Form |
Republica Argentina |
| Local Short Form |
Argentina |
| Former |
Country Info Not Available |
| Location |
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay |
| Map References |
South America |
| Geographic |
34 00 S, 64 00 W |
| Timezone |
GMT -3 * DST Time |
| Capital |
Buenos Aires |
| Population |
38,740,807 |
| Area (Km2) |
2,766,890 |
| Currency |
Argentine peso (ARS) |
| Language(s) |
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
| Religion(s) |
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
| Status |
UN Country |
| Membership(s) |
  |
| CIA World Fact Book |
|
|
|
|