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Argentina

Location

Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay

Area

Total: 2,780,400 sq km

Land: 2,736,690 sq km

Water: 43,710 sq km

Climate

Mostly temperate; arid in the southeast; subantarctic in the southwest

Terrain

Rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, with the flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, and the rugged Andes along the western border

Elevation

Highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,962 m

Lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m

Population

45,864,941 (July 2021 est.)

Ethnic Groups

European (mostly Spanish and Italian descent) and Mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) 97.2%, Amerindian 2.4%, African 0.4% (2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 92%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, Other 4%