| Area Total | 2,780,400 sq km |
| Climate | mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest |
| Natural Resources | fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium, arable land |
| Imports | $63.97 billion (2017 est.) partners: Brazil 26.9%, China 18.5%, US 11.3%, Germany 4.9% (2017) |
| Exports | $58.45 billion (2017 est.) partners: Brazil 16.1%, US 7.9%, China 7.5%, Chile 4.4% (2017) |
| Government | presidential republic |
| Capital | Buenos Aires |
| Population | 44.7 million (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | European (mostly Spanish and Italian descent) and mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) 97.2%, Amerindian 2.4%, African 0.4% (2010 est.) |
| Language | Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua) |
News about Argentina
- Messi becomes the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history
on June 22, 2026Lionel Messi on Monday became the outright all-time top scorer in World Cup history, netting his seventeenth goal in the competition during Argentina's match against Austria, on the second matchday of their group at the 2026 World Cup. With that goal, the Argentine captain surpassed the 16 scored by Germany's Miroslav Klose, until now the tournament's […]
- Report says Chinese firms control nearly two-thirds of the squid fleet in Argentina's waters
on June 21, 2026Companies of Chinese origin own 63.1% of the jigger fleet that, under the Argentine flag, fishes squid inside Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone, according to a report by illegal-fishing and marine-conservation researcher Milko Schvartzman, published by the outlet Infobae. The study states that 53 of the 84 jigger vessels that catch the species under the […]
- Milei reforms by decree the system for appointing Argentina's Supreme Court justices
on June 18, 2026Argentina's President Javier Milei reformed by decree the system for appointing Supreme Court justices: he eliminated a stage of citizen participation prior to the nomination and removed the recommendation to consider criteria of gender, specialty and regional-origin diversity. The measure, made official on Tuesday, was questioned by legal experts and […]
- With a historic Messi, Argentina begin their title defense by thrashing Algeria
on June 17, 2026Argentina began their defense of the World Cup title won in Qatar 2022 on Tuesday with a 3-0 thrashing of Algeria, in the Group J opener of the 2026 World Cup, played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Captain Lionel Messi guided Lionel Scaloni's side with a hat-trick that left him atop the tournament's all-time scoring history.
- Two helicopters collide over Rio, killing six, including singer Oliver Tree and YouTuber Gaspi
on June 14, 2026Two helicopters flying over Rio de Janeiro collided in mid-air on Sunday morning and crashed into an urban area of the city, in an accident that left six people dead, the fire department confirmed. All the victims were traveling in the aircraft. Among them were US singer Oliver Tree and Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim, known as Gaspi.
- Adorni's admission deepens divisions in Milei's cabinet as the opposition seeks a censure vote
on June 14, 2026The admission by Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni that he kept undeclared savings deepened divisions within Javier Milei's government and accelerated an opposition attempt to remove him through a censure motion. Despite the controversy, Adorni remains at the head of the cabinet.
- Who was Gaspi, the popular Argentine YouTuber killed in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro?
on June 14, 2026Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim Díaz, known as Gaspi, 23, was one of the six people who died on Sunday in the collision of two helicopters over Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian authorities released the names of the victims in the afternoon, following the accident in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood, in the west of the city.
- Macri's party urges Milei to remove his cabinet chief over asset-declaration inconsistencies
on June 12, 2026The Propuesta Republicana (PRO) party, led by former president Mauricio Macri and an ally of the government since the start of Javier Milei's administration, on Friday called on the president to remove his Cabinet Chief, Manuel Adorni, amid growing controversy over inconsistencies in his sworn asset declarations. "President: those of us supporting change […]
- Argentina's Adorni reports 944 million pesos in assets, including the homes from the probe
on June 12, 2026Argentina's Cabinet Chief, Manuel Adorni, declared assets of 944,575,052 pesos —about $653,000 at the 1,446-peso exchange rate he used— in the sworn declaration for 2025 he filed before the Anti-Corruption Office. The filing, now public, for the first time incorporates the properties that had surfaced in the judicial investigation for alleged illicit […]
- Argentina's Adorni declares $513,000 in Bitcoin to explain his wealth amid an enrichment case
on June 11, 2026Argentina's Cabinet Chief, Manuel Adorni, filed a series of rectified sworn declarations on Wednesday night before the Anti-Corruption Office and the Revenue and Customs Control Agency (ARCA) that substantially modify his assets and those of his wife, Bettina Angeletti. The main new element is the inclusion of about $513,000 attributed to Bitcoin […]
