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Argentina

الأرجنتين

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Key facts

Official name
Argentine Republic
Name in Arabic
الأرجنتين
Capital
Buenos Aires
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Official languages
Guaraní, Spanish
Currency
Argentine Peso · $ · ARS
Area
2,780,400 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

About Argentina

Argentina is a country in South America, one of the 35 countries of the Americas on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Argentine Republic. In Arabic, the name is written الأرجنتين, and the capital بوينس آيرس. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Western hemispheres.

The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires lies at about 35° south and 58° west. Argentina has 2 official languages: Guaraní and Spanish. Its currency is the Argentine Peso, with the symbol ⁨$⁩ and the international code ARS.

Argentina covers about 2,780,400 square kilometres, which puts it 8th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The largest of these neighbours by area is Brazil. Other countries in South America include Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Americas quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Argentina with the other countries of the same region.

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Ten rounds on the countries of the Americas, Argentina included.

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