| Name: | Argentina (Argentine Republic) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Argentina (República Argentina) |
| Bordering countries: | Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 2 766.9 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 38 741 ths. |
| Capital: | Buenos Aires |
| Official language: | Spanish |
| Administrative divisions: | 23 provinces, 1 capital district |
