Where is Argentina?

Argentina is located in the South America region at latitude -38.416097 and longitude -63.616672 and is part of the South American continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

  • 38° 24' 57.95'' S
  • 63° 37' 0.02'' W

You can see the location of Argentina on the world map below:

Pin showing Argentina on a map

Argentina Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Argentina (AR) are:

  1. Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) (BO)
  2. Brazil (BR)
  3. Chile (CL)
  4. Paraguay (PY)
  5. Uruguay (UY)

Maritime Borders

Argentina borders the Atlantic Ocean.

Argentina Related Content

Argentina Key Facts

CountryArgentina
CoordinatesLatitude: -38.416097
Longitude: -63.616672
Country CodesAlpha 2: AR
Alpha 3: ARG
Country Flag Emoji🇦🇷
Int. Phone Prefix+54
Capital cityBuenos Aires
Continent
Subcontinent
South America
South America
Country Area2,780,400 sq km
Population 202145,808,747
World Rank: 32
Median Age31.3
Life expectancy75.4
Major languagesSpanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua)
UTC/GMT TimeNumber of time zones: 1
  • UTC−03:00
Internet TLD.ar
Biggest AirportMinistro Pistarini International Airport (EZE)
Average temperature14.80 °C
58.64 °F
Administrative Divisions1 city 23 provinces
Political systemFederal presidential representative democratic republic

Argentina Economy Facts

World Bank Income GroupUpper middle income
World Bank RegionLatin America & Caribbean
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)
GDP in 2020$389.6 (billions of USD)
World Rank: 29
GDP per capita in 2020$8,586
World Rank: 73
Major Industries / Economic SectorsAgriculture, manufacturing, energy, tourism
Top 5 Import CountriesBrazil, China, United States, Chile, Paraguay
Top 5 Export CountriesBrazil, China, United States, Chile, Netherlands

Biggest Cities in Argentina

Here are the largest cities in Argentina based on 2021 data:

City Population
Buenos Aires 16,216,000
Cordoba 1,329,604
Rosario 1,193,605
Comodoro Rivadavia 730,266
San Miguel de Tucuman 605,767
Mar del Plata 593,337
Salta 535,303
San Juan 471,389
Lanus 459,263
Florencio Varela 426,005

Map of Argentina with the Largest Cities

Other Countries in the South America Region