Country guide
Argentina
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for Argentina.
Key facts
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Region
- Americas
- Area
- 2,780,400 km²
- Population
- 46,735,004
Neighboring countries
Argentina has 5 land neighbors in the country data.
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Buenos Aires is Argentina's capital. Tango, which emerged in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the 1880s, was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2009.
Argentina covers 2,780,400 square kilometers, bordering Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, with Brazil as its largest neighbor. Argentina's Aconcagua, at 6,967 meters, is the highest mountain in the Americas and the highest peak outside Asia.
Ushuaia, Argentina, is widely regarded as the southernmost city in the world.
Trivia
- Argentina's Aconcagua, at 6,967 meters, is the highest mountain in the Americas and the highest peak outside Asia.
- Tango, which emerged in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the 1880s, was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2009.
- Ushuaia, Argentina, is widely regarded as the southernmost city in the world.
- Avenida 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, spans about 110 meters, making it the widest avenue in the world.
- Argentina covers about 2,780,400 square kilometers, making it the eighth-largest country in the world by area.
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