Basic facts about Argentina
| Country name: | Argentina |
| Capital: | Buenos Aires |
| Country code: | 203 |
| Continent: | South America |
| Currency name: | Argentine peso |
| Independence: | 1816-07-09 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from Spain |
| Total area (km2): | 2,780,400 |
| Land area (km2): | 2,736,690 |
| Water area (km2): | 43,710 |
| Population: | 42,610,981 |
| Population note: | 42,610,981 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Spanish |
| All languages: | Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua) |
| Time zone: | ART (UTC−3) |
| Date format: | dd.mm.yyyy |
| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +54 |
| Domain: | .ar |