south america • ARG
Argentina
Location marker · geographic overview
34° S / 64° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Population
- 45,696,159 2024
- Area
- 2,780,400 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Guaraní, Spanish
- Currency
- Argentine peso (ARS)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Argentina
Argentina is a large country in the southern part of South America. It offers a great diversity of climates and landscapes from jungles in the north, great grass plains in the center and frozen mountains in the south.
Landscape & landmarks
For many visitors, Argentina as a country has the same seductive appeal as the tango for which it's famous. Just like that iconic partner dance, Argentina embraces you, constantly moving to the rhythm of the streets and improvising every step of the way.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Definitely check out Argentine barbecue: asado, sometimes also called parrillada, because it is made on a parrilla, or grill.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-25. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- South America
- Calling code
- +54
- Internet domain
- .ar
- Land border codes
- BOL, BRA, CHL, PRY, URY
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ar. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.