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The pope ends an emotional Argentina visit with a plea for unity and reconciliation • Nov. 11, 2026, 11:35 AM ET (AP)
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Pope meets with survivors of clergy abuse in Argentina as it reckons with legacy and ongoing cases • Nov. 9, 2026, 5:26 PM ET (AP)
Pope urges Argentina to protect the vulnerable from Milei's austerity measures • Nov. 9, 2026, 5:18 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As República Argentina • Argentine Republic
Head Of State And Government President: Javier Milei
Capital Buenos Aires
Population (2026 est.) 47,914,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 1545.275 Argentine peso
Form Of Government federal republic with two legislative houses (Senate [72]; Chamber of Deputies [257])
Official Language Spanish
Official Religion none1
Official Name República Argentina (Argentine Republic)
Total Area (Sq Km) 2,704,789
Total Area (Sq Mi) 1,044,325
Monetary Unit peso (ARS)
Population Rank (2026) 34
Population Projection 2030 49,418,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2026) 45.9
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2026) 17.7
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 92.6% • Rural: (2024) 7.4%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 71.6 years • Female: (2021) 77.6 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2024) 618,175
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2024) 13,530
1Roman Catholicism has special status and receives financial support from the state, but it is not an official religion.

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Political map of Argentina showing provincial boundaries, major cities, and neighboring countries including Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay. The map highlights Argentina's extensive Atlantic coastline, the Andes mountain border with Chile, and includes the disputed Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) in the South Atlantic. An inset shows Argentina's location within South America.
People walk across Moreno Square toward the white Palacio Municipal, with its central clock tower, surrounded by modern buildings in La Plata, Argentina.
Map of southern South America highlighting Argentina in tan, with surrounding countries Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay labeled. The capital city, Buenos Aires, is marked along the eastern coast. Major oceans, the Pacific and Atlantic, are shown on either side of the continent.
Panoramic aerial view of Buenos Aires, Argentina, featuring the Obelisk monument, wide avenues lined with trees, and dense city buildings under a blue sky.
Aerial view of Congressional Plaza with tree-lined paths and gardens, the Argentine Congress building with its green dome at rear left, and surrounding cityscape in Buenos Aires.
Landscape shows Argentina, Patagonia, Mount Fitzroy and Chalten.
Lake Mascardi
Snow-capped Mount Aconcagua rises above surrounding peaks under a clear blue sky in the Southern Andes, Mendoza, Argentina.
A flock of sheep grazes on grassy, shrub-dotted plains in the Pampas region of Patagonia, with low hills in the background.
Visit Iguaçu (Iguazú) Falls on the Argentina-Brazil border to see the Iguaçu River plunge over the Paraná Plateau
Learn how European immigrants settled and introduced agriculture and ranching to the Pampas in Argentina
View elephant seals on Argentina's southern coast and Magellan penguins on the country's Valdes Peninsula
Learn how gauchos came to represent individuality and freedom in the same spirit as the American cowboy
Visit the world's southernmost city to learn of its past whaling reliance and current production of fine wool
National anthem of Argentina
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