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Argentina

34.0S 64.0W · 29 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AT TUCUMAN · 9 JULY 1816
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1976 - present · Dictatorship, the Falklands/Malvinas, and Democratic Argentina
5 EVENTS
24 Mar 1976 · Military coup and the Dirty War 2 REFS
Apr-Jun 1982 · The Falklands/Malvinas War 2 REFS
1916 - 1976 · The Peron Era and Political Turmoil
5 EVENTS
1946 CE · Peron elected president 2 REFS
1973-1974 · Peron's return and death 2 REFS
1820 - 1916 · Civil Wars, Unification and the Liberal Republic
5 EVENTS
1829-1852 · The rule of Rosas 2 REFS
3 Feb 1852 · Battle of Caseros 2 REFS
1810 - 1820 · May Revolution and the Wars of Independence
5 EVENTS
25 May 1810 · The May Revolution 2 REFS
27 Feb 1812 · Belgrano raises the flag 2 REFS
1580 - 1810 · The Viceroyalty and the Colonial Era
4 EVENTS
1609-1767 · Jesuit missions among the Guarani 2 REFS
1776 CE · Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata created 2 REFS
Pre-1536 - 1580 · Indigenous Peoples and the Spanish Rio de la Plata
5 EVENTS
by c. 10,000 BCE · Ancient peopling of the land 2 REFS
1536 CE · First founding of Buenos Aires 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Buenos Aires
Population
44 m
Area
2,780,400 km²
Region
South America
Languages
Guaraní, Spanish
Currency
Argentine peso ($)
Demonym
Argentine
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$683 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$14,898’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
219.9%’24 WB-WDI
Trade openness
30.4%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
46 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
77.5 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
92.4%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.5’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
99.1%’20 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
63.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
63.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
54.9’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
51.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
52.6’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
41.3’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
10.3%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
5.11’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
9.5’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
82.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
99.1%’20 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
5.0%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
102.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
105.6%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
107.8%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.6%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
1,313’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
89.7%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
140’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
3.9%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
2,736,690 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
10.3%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
42.4%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
4.0’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
9.2%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
2.7%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
1.5%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.6%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.1%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
98.4%’24 WB-WDI
Lithium (mined)
23.0 kt’25 USGS-MCS

Military

Military burden
0.6%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$4.2 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
103,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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