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Argentina

Argentine Republic · República Argentina

Capital
Buenos Aires
Population
45.9 million 2025
Area
2,780,400 km²
Neighbours
5
Locator map of ArgentinaARGENTINABuenos AiresBRAZILBOLIVIACHILESouthPacific OceanSouthAtlantic Ocean01,000 km
Argentina hatched, Buenos Aires marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 38.4°S 63.6°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Argentina is a country in South America bordered by Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Its 2,780,400 km² make it the 8th-largest country in the world.

The World Bank counts 45.9 million people in 2025: 35th of 194 worldwide and 5th of 35 in the Americas. Density is 17 people per km². 92.4% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$14,898 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 66th of 191 and 13th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 77.5 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Western hemispheres. North to south it runs about 3,695 km, between 55.0°S and 21.8°S. Buenos Aires's antipode is in the Yellow Sea, about 130 km from China, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAmericas
Population45,851,3782025, World Bank35th of 1945th of 35
Area2,780,400 km²world-countries8th of 1954th of 35
GDPUS$683.1 billion2025, World Bank, current US$24th of 1915th of 35
GDP per capitaUS$14,8982025, World Bank, current US$66th of 19113th of 35
Population density17 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries177th of 19431st of 35
Life expectancy77.5 years2024, World Bank64th of 19412th of 35
Urban population92.4%2025, World Bank14th of 1942nd of 35
Forest area17.1% of land2024, World Bank131st of 19432nd of 35
Population growth+0.34% a year2025, World Bank143rd of 19425th of 35
Internet users89.7%2024, World Bank57th of 1888th of 35
Fertility rate1.50 births per woman2024, World Bank138th of 19425th of 35
Land neighbours5world-countries; among the 19535th of 1952nd of 35
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaKazakhstan, Algeria and India

Closest in populationIraq, Algeria and Afghanistan

Neighbours 5 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Uruguay205 km
    Buenos Aires to Montevideo, capital to capital
  • Paraguay1,037 km
    Buenos Aires to Asunción, capital to capital
  • Chile1,137 km
    Buenos Aires to Santiago, capital to capital
  • Bolivia1,858 km
    Buenos Aires to Sucre, capital to capital
  • Brazil2,340 km
    Buenos Aires to Brasília, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Western
Capital
Buenos Aires
34.60°S 58.40°W
Northernmost latitude
21.80°S
Southernmost latitude
55.03°S
Westernmost longitude
73.58°W
Easternmost longitude
53.67°W
North to south
about 3,695 km
Antipode of Buenos Aires
34.60°N 121.60°E
in the Yellow Sea, about 130 km from the nearest land (China)