Outline of Argentina

An enlargeable map of the Argentine Republic

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[]

An enlargeable basic map of Argentina

Pronunciation: /ˌɑːrdʒənˈtiːnə/ (listen)
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[]

An enlargeable topographic map of Argentina.

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: 40,677,348 people (2008 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[]

An enlargeable satellite image of the Argentina

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[]

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[]

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[]

Provinces[]

Provinces of Argentina

Autonomous City of Buenos Aires^a
Buenos Aires Province
Catamarca
Chaco
Chubut
Córdoba
Corrientes
Entre Ríos
Formosa
Jujuy
La Pampa
La Rioja
Mendoza
Misiones
Neuquén
Río Negro^b
Salta
San Juan
San Luis
Santa Cruz
Santa Fe
Santiago del Estero
Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur^c
Tucumán

^a Not a Province. Autonomous City and seat of National Government.
(Also known as Buenos Aires City).
^b or Provincia del Río Negro.
^c Tierra del Fuego Province includes claims over Argentine Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.

Municipalities of Argentina[]

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Municipalities of Argentina

Cities of Argentina
- Capital of Argentina: Buenos Aires

Demography of Argentina[]

Government and politics of Argentina[]

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[]

Government of Argentina

Executive branch of the government of Argentina[]

The Casa Rosada, seat of the Argentine Executive Branch of Government

Head of state and government: President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández
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[]

The Argentine Congress and one of the few surviving original casts of Auguste Rodin's The Thinker.

The Argentine Supreme Court

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[]

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