Argentina

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About Argentina

The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is the seat of national government for Argentina, a country in South America.

Argentina has a population of about 45.5 million people, the 34th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Argentina covers 2,780,400 square kilometers (1,073,518 square miles), making Argentina the 8th largest country in the world by area.

Argentina borders 5 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Life expectancy at birth in Argentina is 77.4 years, the 78th highest of any country in the world.

Argentina is in Americas, in the South America region. Argentina is one of 55 countries and territories in Americas.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Argentina
Populationtotal people	45.5Mpeople	34th
Land Areatotal km²	2.8Mkm²	8th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$14.3K	82nd
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$649.5B	23rd
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	77.4years	78th
Urban Population% living in cities	92.2%	25th
Internet Users% of people online	89.2%	51st
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.5births/woman	156th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	5.5Marrivals/year	49th
Forest Cover% of land forested	10.4%	165th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	6.1%	73rd
Military Spending% of GDP	0.8%of GDP	131st
Renewable Energy% of energy use	9.2%	149th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	133.5%	3rd
Beer Consumptionliters per year	44L/year	38th
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	1kg/year	51st
Wine Consumptionliters per year	24L/year	9th
Education Spending% of GDP	5.9%of GDP	29th
Health Spending% of GDP	10.3%of GDP	25th
Arable Land% of land arable	14.8%	72nd
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$24.8B	16th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 AR · alpha-3 ARG · South America