Argentine Republic República Argentina  (Spanish)
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Mainland Argentina shown in dark green, with territorial claims shown in light green
Capital and largest city	Buenos Aires 34°36′S 58°23′W / 34.600°S 58.383°W / -34.600; -58.383
Official languages	Spanish Argentine Sign Language
Quechua Guarani Qom Mocovi Wichi Welsh
English, Italian, German, Chinese, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, Russian, Japanese, Dutch, Turkish
Ethnic groups	96.7% White/Mestizo (62.5% Italian) 2.4% Amerindian 0.5% Asian 0.4% African
Demonym(s)	Argentine
Government	Federal presidential constitutional republic
• President	Javier Milei
• Vice President	Victoria Villarruel
• President of the Chamber of Deputies	Martín Menem
• President of Supreme Court	Horacio Rosatti
Legislature	Congress
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independence  from Spain
• May Revolution	25 May 1810
• Declared	9 July 1816
• Constitution	1 May 1853
• Recognized	29 April 1857
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (8th)
• Water (%)	1.57
Population
• 2014 estimate	42,669,500
• 2010 census	40,117,096 (32nd)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (212th)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	$927.382 billion (25th)
• Per capita	$22,101 (55th)
GDP (nominal)	2014 estimate
• Total	$536.155 billion (24th)
• Per capita	$12,778 (60th)
Gini (2011)	▼ 43.6 medium
HDI (2013)	0.808 very high · 49th
Currency	Peso ($) (ARS)
Time zone	UTC−3 (ART)
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+54
ISO 3166 code	AR
Internet TLD	.ar
De facto at all government levels. In addition, some provinces have official de jure languages:  · Guaraní in Corrientes Province.  · Kom, Moqoit and Wichi, in Chaco Province.  Trains ride on left.

Argentina (officially the Argentine Republic) is a country in South America. Argentina is the second-largest country in South America and the eighth-largest country in the world.

Spanish is the most spoken language, and the official language, but many other languages are spoken. There are minorities speaking Italian, German, English, Quechua and even Welsh in Patagonia.