Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world by area. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces
Cities:
inhabitants
% pop
Area(km2)
Density
Buenos Aires
14.017.736
30,6
2164
6.478
Cordoba
1.460.491
3,2
321
4.550
Rosario
1.151.717
2,5
199
5.788
Mendoza
1.027.849
2,2
208
4.942
San Miguel de Tucumán
959.565
2,1
170
5.645
La Plata
742.952
1,6
201
3.696
Mar del Plata
614.979
1,3
127
4.842
Salta
613.956
1,3
121
5.074
San Juan
464.466
1,0
113
4.110
Resistencia
406.337
0,9
87
4.671
Santiago del Estero
393.257
0,9
99
3.972
Corrientes
392.082
0,9
71
5.522
Posadas
375.741
0,8
101
3.720
Santa Fe
366.960
0,8
68
5.396
San Salvador de Jujuy
274.625
0,6
57
4.818
Economy: It is a developing country. Its economy is the second-largest national economy in South America, behind Brazil. Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Its economic performance has historically been very uneven, with high economic growth alternating with severe recessions, particularly since the late twentieth century. Income maldistribution and poverty have increased