Argentine Republic
República Argentina  (Spanish)
Flag of Argentina
Flag
Coat of arms of Argentina
Coat of arms
Motto: 
  • "En unión y libertad"
  • ("In Unity and Freedom")
Anthem: 
  • Himno Nacional Argentino
  • ("Argentine National Anthem")
Sol de Mayo
(Sun of May)

Sol de Mayo
Argentine territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green.
Argentine territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green.
Capital
and largest city
Buenos Aires
34°36′S 58°23′W / 34.600°S 58.383°W / -34.600; -58.383
Official languagesSpanish
Recognised regional languages
  • Guaraní in Corrientes
  • Quechua in Santiago del Estero
  • Qom, Mocoví, and Wichí in Chaco
  • Welsh in Chubut
Ethnic groups
  • 96.7% White or Mestizo
  • 2.4% Amerindian
  • 0.5% East Asian
  • 0.4% African
Religion
(2019)
  • 79.6% Christianity
  • —62.9% Roman Catholic
  • —15.3% Protestant
  • —1.4% Other Christian
  • 19.2% No religion
  • 1.2% Other
Demonym(s)
  • Argentine
  • Argentinian
  • Argentinean (uncommon)
GovernmentFederal presidential republic
• President
Alberto Fernández
• Vice President
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
• Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
Juan Luis Manzur
• President of the Chamber of Deputies
Sergio Massa
• President of Supreme Court
Carlos Rosenkrantz
LegislatureNational Congress
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
Chamber of Deputies
Independence 
from Spain
• May Revolution
25 May 1810
• Declared
9 July 1816
• Constitution
1 May 1853
Area
• Total
2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi) (8th)
• Water (%)
1.57
Population
• 2021 estimate
45,605,826 (31st)
• 2010 census
40,117,096
• Density
14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi) (214th)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$1.033 trillion (26th)
• Per capita
$22,997 (56th)
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$444.458 billion (25th)
• Per capita
$9,890 (53rd)
Gini (2020)Negative increase 42.9
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.845
very high · 46th
CurrencyArgentine peso ($) (ARS)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+54
ISO 3166 codeAR
Internet TLD.ar
  1. ^ Though not declared official de jure, the Spanish language is the only one used in the wording of laws, decrees, resolutions, official documents and public acts thus making it the de facto official language.
  2. ^ A lot of White Argentines are descendants of many different European and Arabs countries, however, the majority of them have at least partial or mixed Spanish or Italian ancestry.
  3. ^ Since 10 June 1945, but trains are still driven on left.