Argentina, country of south america that covers most of the southern portion of the continent and has buenos aires as its capital. Provides an overview of argentina, including key dates and facts about this south american country. Visit the definitions and notes page to view a description of each topic.
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Argentina, located in southern south america, covers a vast expanse of 1,073,500 square miles (2,780,400 square kilometers), making it the second largest country in south america, the fourth largest in the americas, and the eighth largest in the world. The country's constitution provides for the usual three powers of government The executive, the legislative and the judicial. It occupies most of the continent's southern region between the andes mountains and the atlantic ocean.
Considered one of the countries that offers the greatest diversity worldwide, many of its natural sites are protected as natural reserves and national parks and have even been recognized as world heritage sites by the unesco Argentina is bordered by bolivia, brazil, uruguay, paraguay and chile.
