Localització: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Coordenades geogràfiques: 34° 0' S, 64° 0' W
Km de costa: 4,989 km km
Clima: mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
Terreny: rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border
Elevació: lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza)
Perills naturals: San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding
Moneda: Argentine peso (ARS)
Població: 40.482 million (July 2008 est.)
Idiomes: Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Capital: Buenos Aires
Divisions: 23 provinces and 1 autonomous city* ; Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, Tucuman

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