| Argentine Republic República Argentina Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
OTL equivalent: Argentina minus Argentine Patagonia | ||||||
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| Motto: En unión y libertad (Spanish) ("In Unity and Freedom") |
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| Anthem: Himno Nacional Argentino |
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 Location of Argentina
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| Capital | Córdoba | |||||
| Other cities | Buenos Aires | |||||
| Official languages | Spanish | |||||
| Ethnic groups | Whites; Mestizo; Amerindian; Black; Asians | |||||
| Religion | Christianity; Irreligion; Judaism; Islam; Buddhism | |||||
| Demonym | Argentine; Argentinian | |||||
| Government | Federal state; Constitutional presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | |||||
| - | Vice President | |||||
| Legislature | National Congress of Argentina | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | Chamber of Deputies | ||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | May Revolution | May 25, 1810 | ||||
| - | Declaration of Independence from Spain | July 9, 1816 | ||||
| - | Promulgation of the constitution | May 1, 1853 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 41,418,000 | ||||
| Currency | Argentine peso ($) (ARS) |
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| Time zone | ART (UTC−3) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .ar | |||||
| Calling code | +54 | |||||
| Membership international or regional organizations | Union of South American Nations | |||||
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina), is a federal republic located in southeastern South America. Argentina is bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north; Brazil to the northeast; Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east; Chile to the west and Patagonia to the south. Argentina has the fifth-largest economy in Latin America and is a member of the G-15 and G-20 major economies.
The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 15th century. Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas colony founded in 1776. The declaration and fight for independence (1810–1818) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861, culminating in the country's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with massive waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural and demographic outlook. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest developed nation in the world by the early 20th century.
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