Outline of Argentina

The Flag of Argentina

The Coat of arms of Argentina

The following outline is provided as an overview of, and introduction to Argentina:

Argentina – country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.

General reference[edit]

• Pronunciation: /ˌɑːrdʒənˈtiːnə/ ^ⓘ
• Common English country name: Argentina
• Official English country name: The Argentine Republic
• Common endonym(s): Argentina
• Official endonym(s): República Argentina
• Adjectival(s): Argentine
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Argentina
• International rankings of Argentina
• ISO country codes: AR, ARG, 032
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AR
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ar

Geography of Argentina[edit]

Geography of Argentina

• Argentina is a: Country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Latin America
      • South America
        • Southern Cone
  • Time zone:
    • Argentina Time - (UTC-03) - No DST
  • Extreme points of Argentina
    • High: Aconcagua 6,960 m (22,835 ft) – highest point outside of Asia
    • Low: Laguna del Carbón −105 m (−344 ft) – lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
  • Land boundaries: 9,861 km

 Chile 5,308 km

 Paraguay 1,880 km

 Brazil 1,261 km

 Bolivia 832 km

 Uruguay 580 km

• Coastline: 4,989 km

• Population of Argentina: 46,044,703 people (2022 estimate) - 30th most populous country
• Area of Argentina: 2,766,890 km² (1,068,300 sq mi) - 8th largest country
• Atlas of Argentina

Environment of Argentina[edit]

Environment of Argentina

• Climate of Argentina
• Renewable energy in Argentina
• Geology of Argentina
  • Earthquakes in Argentina
• Protected areas of Argentina
  • Biosphere reserves in Argentina
  • National parks of Argentina
• Wildlife of Argentina
  • Flora of Argentina
  • Fauna of Argentina
    • Birds of Argentina
    • Mammals of Argentina

Natural geographic features of Argentina[edit]

• Glaciers of Argentina
• Islands of Argentina
• Lakes of Argentina
• Mountains of Argentina
  • Volcanoes in Argentina
• Rivers of Argentina
• World Heritage Sites in Argentina

Regions of Argentina[edit]

Regions of Argentina The provinces of Argentina are often grouped into six geographical regions. From North to South and West to East, these are:

• Argentine Northwest: Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, La Rioja
• Gran Chaco: Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero
• Mesopotamia (or Littoral): Misiones, Entre Ríos, Corrientes
• Cuyo: San Juan, Mendoza, San Luis
• Pampas: Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Pampa, Buenos Aires
• Patagonia: Rio Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego
• Argentine Antarctica

Administrative divisions of Argentina[edit]

Provinces[edit]

Provinces of Argentina

Municipalities of Argentina[edit]

Municipalities of Argentina

• Cities of Argentina
  • Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires

Demography of Argentina[edit]

Government and politics of Argentina[edit]

Politics of Argentina

• Form of government: federal presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires
• Elections in Argentina
  • Primary elections in Argentina
• Political parties in Argentina
• Taxation in Argentina

Branches of the government of Argentina[edit]

Government of Argentina

Executive branch of the government of Argentina[edit]

• Head of state and government: President of Argentina, Javier Milei
• Cabinet of Argentina
• Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers
• Minister of the Interior
• Minister of Foreign Relations (mostly known as the Chancellor)
• Minister of Defense
• Minister of Economy
• Minister of Justice and Human Rights
• Minister of Security
• Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security
• Minister of Education
• Minister of Science, Technology and Product Innovation
• Minister of Health
• Minister of Social Development
• Minister of Federal Planning, Public Infrastructure and Services
• Minister of Industry
• Minister of Agriculture
• Minister of Tourism

Legislative branch of the government of Argentina[edit]

• Argentine National Congress (Congreso Nacional) (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Argentine Senate (72 seats), presided by the Vice-president
  • Argentine Chamber of Deputies (257 seats), currently presided by Emilio Monzó of Buenos Aires Province).

Judicial branch of the government of Argentina[edit]

Court system of Argentina

• Supreme Court of Argentina
  • President of the Supreme Court: Dr. Ricardo L. Lorenzetti
  • Vice-president of the Supreme Court: Dra. Elena I. Highton de Nolasco
  • Minister of the Court: Dr. Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz
  • Minister of the Court: Dr. Juan Carlos Maqueda
  • Minister of the Court: Dr. Horacio Rosatti

Foreign relations of Argentina[edit]

Foreign relations of Argentina

• Diplomatic missions
  • Diplomatic missions in Argentina
  • Diplomatic missions of Argentina

International organization membership[edit]

The Argentine Republic is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Argentina[edit]

Law of Argentina

• Constitution of Argentina
• Crime in Argentina
• Human rights in Argentina
  • LGBT rights in Argentina
• Law enforcement in Argentina
  • National law enforcement agencies
    • Argentine Federal Police
    • Argentine National Gendarmerie
    • Argentine Naval Prefecture
    • Airport Security Police
    • Federal Penitentiary Service
  • Regional law enforcement agencies
    • Buenos Aires Provincial Police
    • Santa Fe Province Police
    • Córdoba Province Police
    • Tucumán Province Police

Military of Argentina[edit]

Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Argentina, Javier Milei
    • Ministry of Defense (Argentina)
• Forces
  • Argentine Army
    • Argentine Army Aviation
  • Argentine Air Force
    • Agrupación Aérea Presidencial
    • Argentine Air Force Mobile Field Hospital
  • Argentine Navy
    • Argentine Naval Aviation
    • Argentine Marines
• Military history of Argentina
• Military ranks of Argentina
• White Helmets Commission

History of Argentina[edit]

History of Argentina

History of Argentina, by period[edit]

• May Revolution

History of Argentina, by region[edit]

• History of Buenos Aires
  • Timeline of Buenos Aires history

History of Argentina, by subject[edit]

• Economic history of Argentina
• Military history of Argentina
• LGBT history in Argentina

Culture of Argentina[edit]

Culture of Argentina

• Architecture of Argentina
• Cuisine of Argentina
• Humor in Argentina
• Languages of Argentina
• Media in Argentina
• National symbols of Argentina
  • Coat of arms of Argentina
  • Flag of Argentina
  • National anthem of Argentina
• People of Argentina
• Public holidays in Argentina
• Religion in Argentina
  • Buddhism in Argentina
  • Christianity in Argentina
  • Hinduism in Argentina
  • Islam in Argentina
  • Judaism in Argentina
• World Heritage Sites in Argentina

Art in Argentina[edit]

• Cinema of Argentina
• Literature of Argentina
• Music of Argentina
  • List of music artists and bands from Argentina
• Television in Argentina
• Theatre in Argentina

Sports in Argentina[edit]

Sports in Argentina

• Argentina at the Olympics
• Football in Argentina

Economy and infrastructure of Argentina[edit]

Economy of Argentina

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 31st (thirty-first)
• Agriculture in Argentina
• Banking in Argentina
• Communications in Argentina
  • Internet in Argentina
    • .ar Internet country code top-level domain for Argentina
• Companies of Argentina
• Currency of Argentina: Peso
  • ISO 4217: ARS
• Economic history of Argentina
• Energy in Argentina
  • Energy in Argentina
• Health care in Argentina
• Mining in Argentina
• Argentina Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Argentina
• Visa policy of Argentina
• Transport in Argentina
  • Airports in Argentina
  • Rail transport in Argentina
  • Roads in Argentina
• Water supply and sanitation in Argentina

Education in Argentina[edit]

Education in Argentina

• List of schools in Argentina
• Roman Catholic seminaries in Argentina
• Universities in Argentina
  • Agricultural universities and colleges in Argentina

See also[edit]

• All pages with titles beginning with Argentina
• All pages with titles beginning with Argentine
• All pages with titles containing Argentina
• All pages with titles containing Argentine
• Index of Argentina-related articles
• List of Argentina-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Wikimedia Atlas of Argentina
• Government of Argentina (in Spanish)
• Official website
• Information about Buenos Aires
• The President of Argentina
• Outline of Argentina at Curlie

Country Data

• Argentina. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• World Bank's country data profile for Argentina.
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: Argentina