Facts About Argentina
- Country Code: 54
- Currency: Argentine Peso
- Country Capital: Buenos Aires
- Independence Day: July 9, 1816
- Tourism Web Site: Argentina Ministerio de Turismo
Geography
- Longitude & Lattitude: 34.6000° S, 58.3833° W
- Land Boundaries: 4,847 miles (7,801 km)
- Bolivia: 585 miles (942 km)
- Brazil: 784.8 miles (1,263 km)
- Chile: 4157.6 miles ( 6,691 km)
- Paraguay: 1460.8 miles (2,351 km)
- Uruguay: 336.2 miles (541 km)
- Coastline: 3,100 miles (4,989 km)
- Total Area: 1,073,500 sq miles (2,780,400 sq km)
- Highest Elevation: Cerro Aconcagua - 22834.6 ft. (6,960 m)
- Lowest Elevation: Laguna del Carbón - -344.5ft. (-105 m)
- Political Map: Argentina is divided into 23 provinces and the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, which is nesteled inside the province of Buenos Aires and serves as the nation's capital. The provinces include: Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquén, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago de Estero, Tierra del Fuego and Tucumán.