Argentina

Argentine Republic

Latin America

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Geography

Area: 2,780,092 sq km

Latin America’s secondlargest country, with a great range of climate, rainfall and topography. The 16,300 sq km Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) are claimed by Argentina but remain under British rule. There is one federal district and 23 provinces.

Population: 40,665,732    Annual Growth: 0.98%

Capital: Buenos Aires

Urbanites: 92.4%

HDI Rank: 49 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish    Languages: 40 All languages