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Argentina

Argentine Republic
Quick facts
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
How Argentina compares
Economy size$638 B
23rd of 178 worldwide · 2nd of 12 in South America
Income per person$13,970
63rd of 178 worldwide · 4th of 12 in South America
Life expectancy77.5 yrs
62nd of 179 worldwide · 6th of 12 in South America
Internet access89.7%
55th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 12 in South America
Military spending$4.2 B
50th of 163 worldwide · 4th of 11 in South America
Highlights
GDP
$638 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$13,970

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
46 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
77.5 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

R&D spending
0.6%

Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.

Researchers (per million)
1,313

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Land area
2,736,690 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
10.3%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
2.7%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
1.5%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
0.6%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$4.2 B

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From the Diaguita, Guarani and Mapuche worlds of the Rio de la Plata to a Spanish viceroyalty, the independence declared at Tucuman in 1816, an age of mass immigration, the Peron era, and a hard road back to democracy after the dictatorship of 1976-1983.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.