Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
25 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
11.5 million (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
one of South America's biggest media markets; dozens of TV networks, hundreds of radio stations, and more than 150 daily newspapers (2023)
Communications: Internet country code
.ar
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
89.67% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
14 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
6.42 million (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
140 (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
64.1 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
maize, soybeans, sugarcane, wheat, milk, sunflower seeds, barley, beef, potatoes, chicken (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
1.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
23.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$139.037 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$115.69 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$13.124 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$9.179 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$17.622 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$15.105 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$31.151 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
-$27.084 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$3.492 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$2.688 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$6.625 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$4.055 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$20.956 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$6.285 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2022
$248.977 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$74.362 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
914.695 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
5.4594 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
8.0753 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
9.2332 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
14.7582 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
16.5627 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
28.0950 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
48.1479 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
70.5392 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
94.9907 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
130.617 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
296.258 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
914.695 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
soybean meal, corn, trucks, soybean oil, crude petroleum (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$97.810 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$75.819 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$63.672 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$69.843 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$72.861 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$75.767 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$80.259 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$64.054 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$87.906 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$102.928 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$82.947 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$96.899 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
15.3% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
15% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
68.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-12.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
15.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
-0.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
6% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
24% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
53.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$30,431 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$633.267 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$1.391 trillion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016
42.3 (2016 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
41.4 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
41.7 (2018 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
43.3 (2019 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020
42.7 (2020 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021
42.4 (2021 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022
40.7 (2022 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
42.4 (2023 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2024
42.4 (2024 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
31% (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
1.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
soybeans, vehicle parts/accessories, refined petroleum, natural gas, cars (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$67.938 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$70.065 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$75.639 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$89.910 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$85.681 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$65.846 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$52.454 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$73.043 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$97.399 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$92.3 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$79.999 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
-7.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
34.28% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
53.55% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
42.02% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
48.41% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
72.43% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
133.49% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
219.88% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
22.286 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
38.10% (2024 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
55% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$838.428 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$865.156 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$882.649 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$1.036 trillion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$1.058 trillion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$1.012 trillion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$1.192 trillion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$1.255 trillion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$1.234 trillion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$1.213 trillion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
2.73% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
-2.08% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
2.82% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
-2.62% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
-2.00% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-9.90% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
10.44% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
6.02% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
-1.86% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
-1.34% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$19,487 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$19,899 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$20,106 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$23,385 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$23,517 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$22,393 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$26,300 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$29,809 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$30,221 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$535.0 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$505.3 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$494.4 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$648.1 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$902.8 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
0.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
0.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
0.2% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$25.521 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$38.415 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$55.314 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$66.222 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$44.881 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$39.404 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$39.653 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$44.795 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$23.081 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$29.56 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
10% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
9.84% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
11.46% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
8.74% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
6.80% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
6.14% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
7.15% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
23% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
19.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
21.2% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
2.534 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: exports
300 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
1.936 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: production
869,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: proven reserves
799.999 million metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
1.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
61.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
16.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: nuclear
6.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
2.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
11% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
114.667 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
31 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
11.393 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
47.631 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
27.027 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
78.496 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: consumption
46.028 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: exports
2.344 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: imports
5.225 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: production
43.69 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
Energy: Natural gas: proven reserves
396.464 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors
1.64GW (2025 est.)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Number of nuclear reactors under construction
1 (2025)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Number of operational nuclear reactors
3 (2025)
Energy: Nuclear energy: Percent of total electricity production
6.3% (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: crude oil estimated reserves
2.483 billion barrels (2021 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
749,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
807,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
5.022 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from consumed natural gas
90.122 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
102.998 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
198.141 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
Environment: Environmental issues
deforestation; soil degradation (erosion, salinization); desertification; air pollution; water pollution
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
42.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 14.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 27.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
17.2% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
40.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: agriculture
3,035.5 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: energy
1,553.3 kt (2022-2024 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: other
89.9 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Methane emissions: waste
631 kt (2019-2021 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
12 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
876.24 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
27.93 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
4 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
5.85 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
92.27% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
17.911 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
9.6% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly less than three-tenths the size of the US
Geography: Area: land
2,736,690 sq km
Geography: Area: water
43,710 sq km
Geography: Coastline
4,989 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Cerro Aconcagua (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America) 6,962 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Laguna del Carbón (located between Puerto San Julián and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) -105 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
595 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
34 00 S, 64 00 W
Geography: Geography - note
second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbón is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere; shares Iguazú Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Brazil
Geography: Irrigated land
13,910 sq km (2018)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Bolivia 942 km; Brazil 1,263 km; Chile 6,691 km; Paraguay 2,531 km; Uruguay 541 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
11,968 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
42.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 14.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 27.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
17.2% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
40.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major aquifers
Guaraní Aquifer System
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): fresh water lake(s)
Lago Buenos Aires (shared with Chile) - 2,240 sq km; Lago Argentino - 1,410 sq km; Lago Viedma - 1,090 sq km; Lago San Martín (shared with Chile) - 1,010 sq km; Lago Colhué Huapi - 800 sq km; Lago Fagnano (shared with Chile) - 590 sq km; Lago Nahuel Huapi - 550 sq km
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): salt water lake(s)
Laguna Mar Chiquita - 1,850 sq km;
Geography: Major rivers (by length in km)
Río de la Plata/Paraná river mouth (shared with Brazil [s], Paraguay, and Uruguay) - 4,880 km; Paraguay (shared with Brazil [s], and Paraguay [m]) - 2,549 km; Uruguay (shared with Brazil [s] and Uruguay [m]) - 1,610 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Geography: Major watersheds (area sq km): Atlantic Ocean drainage
Paraná (2,582,704 sq km)
Geography: Map references
South America
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
San Miguel de Tucumán and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas volcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchón-Peteroa, San José, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma
Geography: Population distribution
one third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated
Geography: Terrain
rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western border
Government: Administrative divisions
23 provinces ( provincias , singular - provincia ) and 1 autonomous city*; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlántico Sur (Tierra del Fuego - Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands), Tucuman
Government: Capital: etymology
the name translates as "fair winds" in Spanish; the full original name, Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de los Buenos Aires, was given only to the port; the city was founded separately from the port in 1536 and was named Ciudad de la Santissima Trinidad (City of the Most Holy Trinity); the shortened version of the port name eventually became the city name
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
34 36 S, 58 22 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
yes
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
yes
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
2 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
a declaration of proposed amendments requires two-thirds majority vote by both houses of the National Congress followed by approval by an ad hoc, multi-member constitutional convention
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Argentina
Government: Country name: etymology
the name is derived from one of the Spanish words for "silver," but the origin is unclear; it may have described the land next to the Rio de la Plata ("Silver River"), a major river that forms the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay; another possible source is the Spanish explorers in the 16th century mistakenly believing that the silver ornaments they bought from inhabitants came from a local source of silver
Government: Country name: local long form
República Argentina
Government: Country name: local short form
Argentina
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Peter LAMELAS (since 4 November 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
Buenosairespublicaffairs@state.gov https://ar.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Avenida Colombia 4300, (C1425GMN) Buenos Aires
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[54] (11) 5777-4240
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
3130 Buenos Aires Place, Washington DC 20521-3130
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[54] (11) 5777-4533
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Alejandro (Alec) Carlos Francisco OXENFORD (since 11 June 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
eeeuu@mrecic.gov.ar https://eeeuu.cancilleria.gob.ar/en
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 332-3171
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 238-6400
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet appointed by the president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Javier Gerardo MILEI (since 10 December 2023)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2023: Javier Gerardo MILEI elected president in second round; percent vote in first round - Sergio Tomás MASSA (FR) 36.7%, Javier Gerardo MILEI (PL) 30%, Patricia BULLRICH 23.8% (JxC/PRO), Juan SCHIARETTI (PJ) 6.8%, Myriam BREGMAN (PTS) 2.7%; percent of vote in second round - Javier Gerardo MILEI 55.7%, Sergio Tomás MASSA 44.3% 2019: Alberto Ángel FERNÁNDEZ elected president; percent of vote - Alberto Angel FERNÁNDEZ (TODOS) 48.1%, Mauricio MACRI (PRO) 40.4%, Roberto LAVAGNA (independent) 6.2%, other 5.3%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority vote (to win, a candidate must receive at least 45% of votes, or 40% of votes and a 10-point lead over the second-place candidate; if neither occurs, a second round is held); the president serves a 4-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term)
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
October 2027
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President Javier Gerardo MILEI (since 10 December 2023)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
22 October 2023, with a runoff held 19 November 2023
Government: Flag
description: three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), white, and sky blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face that is known as the Sun of May meaning: the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes Mountains; the sun commemorates the first mass demonstration in favor of independence on 25 May 1810, when the sun broke through the clouds; the sun is designed to look like Inti, the Incan god of the sun
Government: International law organization participation
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CABEI, CELAC, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNHRC, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNOOSA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of the court president, vice president, 2 judges, 1 vacancy)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
judges nominated by the president and approved by the Senate; ministers can serve until mandatory retirement at age 75; extensions beyond 75 require renomination by the president and approval by the Senate
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
federal-level appellate, district, and territorial courts; provincial-level supreme, appellate, and first-instance courts
Government: Legal system
civil law system based on Western European legal systems
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: chamber name
Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: expected date of next election
October 2025
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: most recent election date
10/22/2023
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: number of seats
257 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Union for the Homeland (UP) (48); Freedom Advances (LLA) (28); Together for Change (JxC/Juntos) (27); Other (25)
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: percentage of women in chamber
42.4%
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: scope of elections
partial renewal
Government: Legislative branch - lower chamber: term in office
4 years
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: chamber name
Senate (Senado)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: expected date of next election
October 2025
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: most recent election date
10/22/2023
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: number of seats
72 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: parties elected and seats per party
Union for the Homeland (UP) (9); Freedom Advances (LLA) (6); Together for Change (JxC/Juntos) (2); Front for the Renewal of Social Concord – Federal Innovation (2); Federal Renewal (2); For Santa Cruz (2); Other (1)
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: percentage of women in chamber
45.8%
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: scope of elections
partial renewal
Government: Legislative branch - upper chamber: term in office
6 years
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
bicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
National Congress (Congreso de la nación)
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain; a 1900 presidential decree declared that only the first and last verses would be considered official, rather than the original nine verses
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Vicente LOPEZ y PLANES/Jose Blas PARERA
Government: National color(s)
sky blue, white
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Los Glaciares National Park (n); Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis (c); Iguazú National Park (n); Cueva de las Manos (c); Valdés Península (n); Ischigualasto/Talampaya National Parks (n); Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (c); Quebrada de Humahuaca (c); Qhapaq Ñan/Andean Road System (c)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
12 (7 cultural, 5 natural)
Government: National holiday
Revolution Day (May Revolution Day), 25 May (1810)
Government: National symbol(s)
Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol)
Government: Political parties
Avanza Libertad or AL Civic Coalition ARI or CC-ARI Consenso Federal (Federal Consensus) or CF Frente Cívico por Santiago (Civic Front for Santiago) Frente de Izquierda y de los Trabajadores – Unidad (Workers' Left Front) or FIT-U (coalition of leftist parties in lower house; includes PTS, PO, and MST) Frente de la Concordia Misionero (Front for the Renewal of Social Concord) or FRCS Frente Renovador (Renewal Front) or FR Generación por un Encuentro Nacional (Generation for a National Encounter) or GEN Hacemos por Córdoba (We do for Cordoba) or HC Hacemos por Nuestro Pais (We Do For Our Country) or NHP Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) or JxC (includes CC-ARI, PRO, and UCR); note - primary opposition coalition since 2019 Juntos Somos Río Negro (Together We Are Rio Negro) or JSRN Partido Justicialista (Justicialist Party) or PJ La Cámpora La Libertad Avanza (The Liberty Advances) or LLA Movimiento Popular Neuquino (Neuquén People's Movement) or MPN Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (Workers' Socialist Movement) or MST Partido de los Trabajadores Socialistas (Socialist Workers' Party) or PTS Partido Demócrata (Democratic Party) or PDN Partido Libertario (Libertarian Party) or PL; note - party is also a founding member of the coalition La Libertad Avanza Partido Obrero (Workers' Party) or PO Partido Socialista or PS Propuesta Republicana (Republican Proposal) or PRO Unidad Federal (coalition of provencial parties in the lower house; includes FRCS and JSRN) Unión Cívica Radical (Radical Civic Union) or UCR Unión por la Patria (Union for the Homeland) or UP (formerly Frente de Todos (Everyone's Front) or FdT) (includes FR, La Cámpora, and PJ); note - ruling coalition since 2019; includes several national and provincial Peronist political parties Vamos con Vos (Let's Go with You) or VcV
Government: Suffrage
18-70 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-17 years of age: optional for national elections
Introduction: Background
In 1816, the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. European immigrants heavily shaped the country's population and culture, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political unrest and conflict between civilian and military factions. After World War II, former President Juan Domingo PERÓN -- the founder of the Peronist political movement -- introduced an era of populism, serving three non-consecutive terms in office until his death in 1974. Direct and indirect military interference in government throughout the PERÓN years led to a military junta taking power in 1976. In 1982, the junta failed in its bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force from the United Kingdom. Democracy was reinstated in 1983 and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. The years 2003-15 saw Peronist rule by Néstor KIRCHNER (2003-07) and his spouse Cristina FERNÁNDEZ DE KIRCHNER (2007-15), who oversaw several years of strong economic growth (2003-11) followed by a gradual deterioration in the government’s fiscal situation and eventual economic stagnation and isolation. Argentina underwent a brief period of economic reform and international reintegration under Mauricio MACRI (2015-19), but a recession in 2018-19 and frustration with MACRI’s economic policies ushered in a new Peronist government in 2019 led by President Alberto FERNÁNDEZ and Vice President Cristina FERNÁNDEZ DE KIRCHNER. Argentina's high public debts, its pandemic-related inflationary pressures, and systemic monetary woes served as the catalyst for the 2023 elections, culminating with President Javier MILEI's electoral success. Argentina has since eliminated half of its government agencies and is seeking shock therapy to amend taxation and monetary policies.
Military and Security: Military - note
the Argentine military’s primary responsibilities are territorial defense and protecting the country’s sovereignty; duties also include border security, countering narcotics trafficking, and other internal missions, such as disaster response and infrastructure development; it conducts support operations and has bases in Antarctica to promote an active presence in areas of national territory that are sparsely populated; the military also participates in both bilateral and multinational training exercises and supports UN peacekeeping operations Argentina participates in the Tripartite Command, an interagency security mechanism created by Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to exchange information and combat transnational threats, such as crime and terrorism, in the Tri-Border Area; in addition, Argentina and Chile have a joint peacekeeping force known as the Combined Southern Cross Peacekeeping Force, designed to be made available to the UN; Argentina has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation the Army and Navy were both created in 1810 during the Argentine War of Independence, while the Air Force was established in 1945; the military conducted coups d'état in 1930, 1943, 1955, 1962, 1966, and 1976; the 1976 coup, aka the "National Reorganization Process," marked the beginning of the so-called "Dirty War," a period of state-sponsored terrorism that saw the deaths or disappearances of thousands of Argentinians; the defeat in the 1982 Falklands War led to the downfall of the military junta (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic (Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina): Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino, EA), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica, ARA; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) Ministry of Security: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (National Gendarmerie), Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 75,000 active-duty Armed Forces (45,000 Army; 15,000 Navy, including about 3,500 marines; 15,000 Air Force) (2025)
Military and Security: Military deployments
230 Cyprus (UNFICYP) (2025)
Military and Security: Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
the inventory of Argentina's armed forces is a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; in recent years, France and the US have been the leading suppliers of equipment; Argentina has an indigenous defense industry that produces air, land, and naval systems (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
0.85% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
0.81% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
0.85% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
0.73% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
0.70% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
0.73% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
0.63% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
0.68% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
0.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
0.62% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: Military service age and obligation
18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription suspended in 1995; citizens can still be drafted in times of crisis, national emergency, or war, or if the Defense Ministry is unable to fill all vacancies to keep the military functional (2025)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
23.3% (male 5,632,983/female 5,301,778)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
63.9% (male 15,071,215/female 14,956,069)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
12.8% (2024 est.) (male 2,570,596/female 3,461,743)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
3.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
0.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
7.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
2.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
10.47 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
2.4% (2020)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
15.5% (2020)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
2% (2018 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
10.27% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
49.7% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
7.94 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
19.6 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
5.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
49.9 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
30.3 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 99.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: (2020 est.) NA
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
5.9% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
14% national budget (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
5.00% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
European (mostly Spanish and Italian descent) and Mestizo (mixed European and Indigenous ancestry) 97.2%, Indigenous 2.4%, African descent 0.4% (2010 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.69 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
9.7% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
15.2% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.40% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
3.4 beds/1,000 population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
9.9 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
8.0 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Quechua, Guarani, Mapudungun)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
80.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
75.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: female
99.2% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
99.1% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
99.14% (2020 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
15.490 million BUENOS AIRES (capital), 1.612 million Córdoba, 1.594 million Rosario, 1.226 million Mendoza, 1.027 million San Miguel de Tucumán, 914,000 La Plata (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
33 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
34.6 years
People and Society: Median age: male
32.1 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Argentine
People and Society: Net migration rate
0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
28.3% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
5.11 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
People and Society: Population
45,696,159 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
one third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated
People and Society: Population growth rate
0.26% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
22,882,118
People and Society: Population: male
22,535,980
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
21 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
17 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
19 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.01 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.74 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.07 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
17.1% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
26.9% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
21.9% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.50 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
92.27% (2024 est.)
Space: Key space-program milestones
1961-1967 - launched first rocket (Alfa Centauro) and was first country in Latin America to send an animal into space 1997 - first domestically built communications satellite (Nahuel-1A) launched on European satellite launch vehicle (SLV) 2007 - launch of first sub-orbital test rocket for domestic SLV (Tronador) project 2018 - first domestically built, synthetic-aperture-radar remote sensing satellite (SAOCOM 1A) launched by US 2020-2021 - worked with Mexico to create the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE) 2023 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for space exploration 2025 - continued development of two-stage Tronador SLV
Space: Space agency/agencies
Argentina National Space Activities Commission (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, CONAE; formed in 1991) (2025)
Space: Space launch site(s)
Manuel Belgrano Space Center (Buenos Aires province); Punta Indio Space Center (Buenos Aires province); Teofilo Tabanera Space Center (CETT; Cordoba Province; testing/mission control) (2025)
Space: Space program overview
has a national space program and a history in the development of space-related capabilities, including rockets and satellites; develops, builds, and operates communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites, often in partnership with other countries; developing additional satellites with more advanced payloads; contracts with commercial and other government space agencies for launches, but has a domestic rocket program and is developing space launch vehicle (SLV) capabilities; cooperates with a broad range of space agencies and industries, including those of Brazil, China, the European Space Agency and its member states (particularly France, Italy), and the US; also has a commercial space industry (2025)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
Hizballah
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
74 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
9,175 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons
34 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
764 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
LV
Transportation: Heliports
148 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
container ship 1, bulk carrier 1 general cargo 8, oil tanker 33, other 158
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
201 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Buenos Aires, Campana, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Puerto Belgrano, Puerto Ingeniero White, Puerto Madryn, Rosario, San Sebastian Bay, Santa Fe, Ushuaia, Zarate
Transportation: Ports: large
1
Transportation: Ports: medium
2
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
19
Transportation: Ports: small
10
Transportation: Ports: total ports
37 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
24
Transportation: Railways: total
17,866 km (2018)
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