Argentina is a country in South America, with about 45.9 million people (2025) and an area of 2,780,400 square kilometres. Its capital is Buenos Aires, and it shares land borders with 5 countries.
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Argentina stretches from subtropical jungle to Antarctic ice
Few countries span as many climatic zones as Argentina: the subtropical forests of Misiones, the vast Pampas grasslands, the wine regions of Mendoza, the arid Patagonian steppe, and Tierra del Fuego at the edge of Antarctica. That geographic range is a resource, but it also means that Buenos Aires and the interior often feel like different countries.
More on Pampas
The fertile grasslands surrounding Buenos Aires that made Argentina one of the world's great agricultural exporters. Beef and grain from the Pampas still drive the economy.
16 more lenses on Argentina in the app
STORY Argentina is one of economics' favorite cautionary tales
THREAD Argentina is still regionally influential despite recurring crisis
NOW Milei's shock therapy is Argentina's latest economic gamble
STORY Buenos Aires was built by immigration
PLACE A long country read through its clubs
STORY From the potrero to three stars
NOW The title defense that ended one goal short
THREAD The River Plate rivalry across an estuary
PLACE A cauldron in the dockside barrio
STORY A nation that exports its number tens
NOW The question Argentina can no longer defer
THREAD The Argentine mind in a rival dugout
PLACE Wine grown on melted snow in the desert
NOW The shale basin that changed Argentina's trade balance
THREAD Three neighbors above the same lithium brine
PLACE The grain of a continent leaves by river
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Common questions
What is the capital of Argentina?
The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires lies at about 34.6 degrees south and 58.4 degrees west. Argentina is in South America. It is home to about 45.9 million people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Argentina?
About 45.9 million people live in Argentina, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 35th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 2,780,400 square kilometres, that is about 16 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Argentina?
Argentina shares land borders with 5 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The map on this page outlines each of them around Argentina. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake. Borders here follow Natural Earth at the 1:50 million scale, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine and Western Sahara as a separate territory.
How big is Argentina?
Argentina covers 2,780,400 square kilometres, or about 1,073,518 square miles. That makes it the 8th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 45.9 million gives a density of 16 people per square kilometre.
Argentina is a country in South America, with about 45.9 million people (2025) and an area of 2,780,400 square kilometres. Its capital is Buenos Aires, and it shares land borders with 5 countries.
Capital
Buenos Aires
Continent
South America
Population
45,851,378 2025, World Bank. 35th of 195.
Area
2,780,400 km² (1,073,518 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 8th largest of 195.
Population density
16 people per km²
Land neighbours
5: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Official name
Argentine Republic
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
Argentina stretches from subtropical jungle to Antarctic ice
Few countries span as many climatic zones as Argentina: the subtropical forests of Misiones, the vast Pampas grasslands, the wine regions of Mendoza, the arid Patagonian steppe, and Tierra del Fuego at the edge of Antarctica. That geographic range is a resource, but it also means that Buenos Aires and the interior often feel like different countries.
Keep going on your iPhone. Scan for Geography: the world, one country at a time, about five minutes a day. No quizzes and no streaks. playgeography.app/countries/argentina/ · Map data: Natural Earth. Figures: World Bank and national sources, as listed on the page.
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