About Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a federal republic located in southeastern South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with its neighbour Chile, it is bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north; Brazil to the northeast; Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east; Chile to the west and the Drake Passage to the south.

Capital: Buenos Aires

Official language: Spanish

Population (2015 est.): 43,417,000

Currency: Peso ($) (ARS)

Time zone: ART (UTC−3)

Religion: Roman Catholicism

Area (mi²): 1,075,000

Area (km²): 9.707 million

Motto:

"En unión y libertad"

("In Unity and Freedom")