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República Argentina
( Flag of Argentina) ( Coat of Arms of Argentina)
National motto: En Unión y Libertad
( Spanish:, In Union and Liberty)
Official language: Spanish
Capital:
 - Population:
 - Coordinates:
Buenos Aires
11,453,725 (metropolitan, 2001)
34°20'S, 58°30'W
Largest city: Buenos Aires
Head of State: Néstor Kirchner, President
Head of Goverment : Néstor Kirchner, President
Area:
 - Total:
 - % water:
Ranked 8th
2,766,890 km² ¹
1.1%
Land bordersList of Land Borders International borders See also: List of countries that only border one country Sources CIA World Factbook: http://www. gov/cia/publications/.:
Coastline:
9,665km
4,989km
PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in:
 - Total:
 - DensityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex:
Ranked 30stThis is a list of countries by population . The data are from the CIA World Factbook 2003 and although not always quite up to date, at least roughly accurate. In the main list dependent or occupied areas are listed under the country which governs the area
39,144,753 ( 2004 est.)
14.14/km²
Independence
 - May Revolution
 - Recognized
From Spain
May 25, 1810
July 9, 1816
National Day: 25 May ( May Revolution)
Religions: Roman Catholic  (~93%); Judaism  (~4%); Other  (~3%)
GDP ( 2002):
 - Total:
 - GDP/capita:
Rank 23rd, 34th, 70th, 71st
$403,800
$10,500
Currency: Argentine Peso = 100 centavos
Time zone: UTC -3
National anthem: Oid, Mortales!
( Spanish: Hear, Oh Mortals!)
Internet TLD: .ar
Calling Code: 54
¹ Argentina also claims 1,000,000 km² of Antarctica, the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands


Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west. The country is formally named the Argentine Republic, whilst for purposes of legislation the form Argentine Nation (Nacion Argentina) is used.





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