The Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), commonly known as Argentina, is a sovereign country located in southeastern South America.[1] Argentina is constituted as a federation of twenty-three provinces and an autonomous city. It is second in extent on the South American continent to Brazil and eighth in the world. Argentina occupies a continental surface area of 2,766,890 square kilometres (1,068,300 sq mi) between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. It is bordered by Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast, and Chile in the west and south. The country claims the British overseas territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Argentina also claims 969,464 square kilometres (374,312 sq mi) of Antarctica, known as Argentine Antarctica, overlapping another claim made by Chile and the British Antarctic Territory.
The following topic outline is provided as an overview of, and an introduction to, the Argentine Republic:
The provinces of Argentina are often grouped into six geographical regions. From North to South and West to East, these are:
| Province/District | Capital | Population (2001) | Rank | Area (km²) | Rank | Density (/km²) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | - | 2,776,138 | 4 | 203 | 24 | 13,675.6 | 1 |
| Buenos Aires Province | La Plata | 13,827,203 | 1 | 307,571 | 1 | 44.95 | 3 |
| Catamarca Province | San Fernando del V.a | 334,568 | 20 | 102,602 | 11 | 3.26 | 19 |
| Chaco Province | Resistencia | 984,446 | 9 | 99,633 | 12 | 9.90 | 11 |
| Chubut Province | Rawson | 413,237 | 18 | 224,686 | 3 | 1.84 | 23 |
| Córdoba Province | Córdoba | 3,066,801 | 2 | 165,321 | 5 | 18.60 | 6 |
| Corrientes Province | Corrientes | 930,991 | 11 | 88,199 | 16 | 10.60 | 10 |
| Entre Ríos Province | Paraná | 1,158,147 | 7 | 78,781 | 17 | 14.70 | 7 |
| Formosa Province | Formosa | 486,559 | 16 | 72,066 | 19 | 6.75 | 14 |
| Jujuy Province | San Salvador de Jujuy | 611,888 | 14 | 53,219 | 20 | 11.50 | 8 |
| La Pampa Province | Santa Rosa | 299,294 | 21 | 143,440 | 8 | 2.00 | 22 |
| La Rioja Province | La Rioja | 289,983 | 22 | 89,680 | 14 | 3.23 | 20 |
| Mendoza Province | Mendoza | 1,579,651 | 5 | 148,827 | 7 | 10.61 | 9 |
| Misiones Province | Posadas | 965,522 | 10 | 29,801 | 21 | 32.40 | 4 |
| Neuquén Province | Neuquén | 474,155 | 17 | 94,078 | 13 | 5.00 | 16 |
| Río Negro Province | Viedma | 552,822 | 15 | 203,013 | 4 | 2.72 | 21 |
| Salta Province | Salta | 1,079,051 | 8 | 155,488 | 6 | 6.94 | 12 |
| San Juan Province | San Juan | 620,023 | 13 | 89,651 | 15 | 6.92 | 13 |
| San Luis Province | San Luis | 367,933 | 19 | 76,748 | 18 | 4.80 | 17 |
| Santa Cruz Province | Río Gallegos | 196,958 | 23 | 243,943 | 2 | 0.81 | 24 |
| Santa Fe Province | Santa Fe | 3,000,701 | 3 | 133,007 | 10 | 22.56 | 5 |
| Santiago del Estero Province | Santiago del Estero | 804,457 | 12 | 136,351 | 9 | 5.90 | 15 |
| Tierra del Fuego Province | Ushuaia | 101,079 | 24 | 21,263b | 23 | 4.75b | 18 |
| Tucumán Province | San Miguel de Tucumán | 1,338,523 | 6 | 22,524 | 22 | 59.42 | 2 |
a San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca.
b Not including claims on the Malvinas (Falkland Islands) or Argentine Antarctica.
The Argentine Republic is a member of:[1]
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