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Argentina

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Argentine Republic[1] República Argentina  (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "En unión y libertad"  (Spanish) "In Unity and Freedom"
Anthem: "Himno Nacional Argentino"  (Spanish) "Argentine National Anthem"
The Argentine claims in Antarctica (overlapping the Chilean and British Antarctic claims) along with the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands (administered by the United Kingdom) shown in light green.
Capital (and largest city)		Buenos Aires 34°36′S 58°23′W / 34.6°S 58.383°W / -34.6; -58.383
Official language(s)		Spanish (de facto)
Recognised regional languages		Araucano, Guaraní, Quechua[2]
Ethnic groups (2008[3][4])		86.4% European (mostly Italian and Spanish) 8.5% Mestizo 3.3% Arab 1.6% Amerindian 0.4% Asian and others
Demonym		Argentine, Argentinian
Government		Federal representative presidential republic
-	President	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
-	Vice President and President of the Senate	Julio Cobos
-	Supreme Court President	Ricardo Lorenzetti
Legislature		Congress
-	Upper House	Senate
-	Lower House	Chamber of Deputies
Independence		from Spain
-	May Revolution	25 May 1810
-	Declared	9 July 1816
-	Current constitution	May 1, 1853
Area
-	Total	2,766,890 km2 (8th) 1,068,302 sq mi
-	Water (%)	1.1
Population
-	2010 census	40,091,359 (32nd)
-	Density	14.49/km2 (207th) 37.53/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$632.223 billion[5] (23rd)
-	Per capita	$15,603[5] (52nd)
GDP (nominal)		2010 estimate
-	Total	$351.015 billion[5] (31st)
-	Per capita	$8,663[5] (62nd)
Gini (2009)		45.7[6] (high)
HDI (2010)		0.775[7] (high) (46th)
Currency		Peso ($) (ARS)
Time zone		ART (UTC-3)
Date formats		dd.mm.yyyy (CE)
Drives on the		right (trains ride on the left)
ISO 3166 code		AR
Internet TLD		.ar
Calling code		+54

Argentina (ⁱ /ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/), officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina, pronounced [reˈpuβlika arxenˈtina]), is the second largest