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The Flag of Argentina

The Coat of arms of Argentina

The following outline is provided as an overview of, and introduction to Argentina:

Argentina – country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.

General reference

Pronunciation: /ˌɑːrdʒənˈtiːnə/
Common English country name: Argentina
Official English country name: The Argentine Republic
Common endonym(s): Argentina
Official endonym(s): República Argentina
Adjectival(s): Argentine
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Argentina
International rankings of Argentina
ISO country codes: AR, ARG, 032
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AR
Internet country code top-level domain: .ar

Geography of Argentina

Geography of Argentina

Argentina is a: Country
Location:
- Southern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - Latin America
    - South America
      - Southern Cone
- Time zone:
  - Argentina Time - (UTC-03) - No DST
- Extreme points of Argentina
  - High: Aconcagua 6,960 m (22,835 ft) – highest point outside of Asia
  - Low: Laguna del Carbón −105 m (−344 ft) – lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
- Land boundaries: 9,861 km

Chile 5,308 km

Paraguay 1,880 km

Brazil 1,261 km

Bolivia 832 km

Uruguay 580 km

Coastline: 4,989 km

Population of Argentina: 46,044,703 people (2022 estimate) - 30th most populous country
Area of Argentina: 2,766,890 km² (1,068,300 sq mi) - 8th largest country
Atlas of Argentina

Environment of Argentina

Environment of Argentina

Natural geographic features of Argentina

Regions of Argentina

Regions of Argentina The provinces of Argentina are often grouped into six geographical regions. From North to South and West to East, these are:

Argentine Northwest: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja
Gran Chaco: Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero
Mesopotamia (or Littoral): Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes
Cuyo: San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis
Pampas: Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires
Patagonia: Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego
Argentine Antarctica

Administrative divisions of Argentina

Provinces

Provinces of Argentina

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires^a
Buenos Aires Province
Catamarca
Chaco
Chubut
Córdoba
Corrientes
Entre Ríos
Formosa
Jujuy
La Pampa
La Rioja
Mendoza
Misiones
Neuquén
Río Negro^b
Salta
San Juan
San Luis
Santa Cruz
Santa Fe
Santiago del Estero
Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur^c
Tucumán

^a Not a Province. Autonomous City and seat of National Government.
(Also known as Buenos Aires City).
^b or Provincia del Río Negro.
^c Tierra del Fuego Province includes claims over Argentine Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.

Municipalities of Argentina

Municipalities of Argentina

Cities of Argentina
- Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires

Demography of Argentina

Government and politics of Argentina

Politics of Argentina

Branches of the government of Argentina

Government of Argentina

Executive branch of the government of Argentina

Head of state and government: President of Argentina, Javier Milei
Cabinet of Argentina
Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
Minister of the Interior
Minister of Foreign Relations (mostly known as the Chancellor)
Minister of Defense
Minister of Economy
Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Minister of Security
Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security
Minister of Education
Minister of Science, Technology and Product Innovation
Minister of Health
Minister of Social Development
Minister of Federal Planning, Public Infrastructure and Services
Minister of Industry
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Tourism

Legislative branch of the government of Argentina

Argentine National Congress (Congreso Nacional) (bicameral)
- Upper house: Argentine Senate (72 seats), presided by the Vice-president
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies (257 seats), currently presided by Emilio Monzó of Buenos Aires Province).

Judicial branch of the government of Argentina

Court system of Argentina

Supreme Court of Argentina
- President of the Supreme Court: Dr. Ricardo L. Lorenzetti
- Vice-president of the Supreme Court: Dra. Elena I. Highton de Nolasco
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Juan Carlos Maqueda
- Minister of the Court: Dr. Horacio Rosatti

Foreign relations of Argentina

Diplomatic missions
- Diplomatic missions in Argentina
- Diplomatic missions of Argentina

International organization membership

The Argentine Republic is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate)
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
Central American Integration System (SICA) (observer)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 15 (G15)
Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
Group of 24 (G24)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
Unión Latina (observer)
United Nations (UN)
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Argentina

Law of Argentina

Constitution of Argentina
Crime in Argentina
Human rights in Argentina
- LGBT rights in Argentina
Law enforcement in Argentina
- National law enforcement agencies
- Regional law enforcement agencies

Military of Argentina

Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic

History of Argentina

History of Argentina, by period

May Revolution

History of Argentina, by region

History of Buenos Aires
- Timeline of Buenos Aires history

History of Argentina, by subject

Culture of Argentina

Art in Argentina

Sports in Argentina

Economy and infrastructure of Argentina

Economy of Argentina

Education in Argentina

List of schools in Argentina
Roman Catholic seminaries in Argentina
Universities in Argentina
- Agricultural universities and colleges in Argentina

References

^ "Argentina". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

Country Data

Argentina. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
World Bank's country data profile for Argentina.
World Intellectual Property Handbook: Argentina

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Argentina". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 9, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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 == Geography of Argentina ==
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 ::{{Flag|Uruguay}} 580 km
 :* Coastline:  4,989 km
-* [[Population of Argentina]]: 40,677,348 people (2008 [[Approximation|estimate]]) - [[List of countries by population|30th most populous country]]
+* [[Population of Argentina]]: [[Argentina census|46,044,703]] people (2022 [[Approximation|estimate]]) - [[List of countries by population|30th most populous country]]
 * [[Area of Argentina]]:  {{convert|2766890|km2|abbr=on}} - [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|8th largest country]]
 * [[:commons:Atlas of Argentina|Atlas of Argentina]]
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 ==== Executive branch of the government of Argentina ====
 [[File:Casa rosada 2.JPG|thumb|210px|The [[Casa Rosada]], seat of the Argentine Executive Branch of Government]]
-* [[Head of state]] and [[Head of government|government]]: [[President of Argentina]], [[Alberto Fernández]]
+* [[Head of state]] and [[Head of government|government]]: [[President of Argentina]], [[Javier Milei]]
 * [[Ministries of the Argentine Republic|Cabinet of Argentina]]
 * [[Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers]]
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 ==== Legislative branch of the government of Argentina ====
-[[File:Buenos Aires-Plaza Congreso-Pensador de Rodin.jpg|thumb|210px|The [[Argentine Congress]] and one of the few surviving original casts of [[Auguste Rodin]]'s ''[[The Thinker]]''.]][[Image:Palacio de justicia.JPG|thumb|210px|The Argentine Supreme Court]]
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 * [[Argentine National Congress]] (''Congreso Nacional'') ([[bicameral]])
-** [[Upper house]]: [[Argentine Senate]] (72 seats), presided by the Vice-President
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 ** [[Argentine Chamber of Deputies]] (257 seats), currently presided by Emilio Monzó of [[Buenos Aires Province]]).
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 * [[Supreme Court of Argentina]]
 ** President of the Supreme Court: Dr. [[Ricardo Lorenzetti|Ricardo L. Lorenzetti]]
-** Vice-President of the Supreme Court: Dra. [[Elena Highton|Elena I. Highton de Nolasco]]
+** Vice-president of the Supreme Court: Dra. [[Elena Highton|Elena I. Highton de Nolasco]]
 ** Minister of the Court: Dr. [[Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz]]
 ** Minister of the Court: Dr. [[Juan Carlos Maqueda]]
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 *[[Group of 24]] (G24)
 *[[Group of 77]] (G77)
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 *[[Inter-American Development Bank]] (IADB)
 *[[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA)
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 *[[International Mobile Satellite Organization]] (IMSO)
 *[[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF)
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 *[[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)
 *[[International Organization for Migration]] (IOM)
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 *[[Rio Group]] (RG)
 *[[Southern Cone Common Market]] (Mercosur)
+*[[International Institute for the Unification of Private Law]] (UNIDROIT)
 *''[[Unión Latina]]'' (observer)
 *[[United Nations]] (UN)
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 [[Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic]]
 * Command
-** [[Commander-in-chief]]: [[President of Argentina]], [[Alberto Fernández]]
+** [[Commander-in-chief]]: [[President of Argentina]], [[Javier Milei]]
 *** [[Ministry of Defense (Argentina)]]
 * Forces
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 * [[Economic history of Argentina]]
 * [[Military history of Argentina]]
+* [[LGBT history in Argentina]]
 == Culture of Argentina ==
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 ==See also==
 {{Portal|Argentina|Latin America}}
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 ==External links==
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 * {{Wikiatlas|Argentina}}
-* [http://www.argentinaoutlook.com Business News and Analysis in English]
+* [https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ Government of Argentina] {{in lang|es}}
-* [http://www.argentina.gov.ar Government of Argentina] {{in lang|es}}
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151225143109/http://www.argentina.ar/ Official website]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080417154757/http://www.portalbue.com.ar/ Information about Buenos Aires]
-* [http://www.casarosada.gov.ar/index.php?lang=en The President of Argentina]
+* [https://www.casarosada.gob.ar/ The President of Argentina]
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+* [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/argentina/ Argentina]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].
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-* [http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ipworldwide/pdf/ar.pdf World Intellectual Property Handbook: Argentina]
+* [https://www.wipo.int/directory/en/details.jsp?country_code=AR World Intellectual Property Handbook: Argentina]
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