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Capital (and largest city) |
Buenos Aires | ||
Other cities | Santiago | ||
Language official |
Spanish | ||
others | Quecha (in the northwest) | ||
President | Mauricio Macri | ||
Area | 3,158,448 km² | ||
Population | 52,420,203 | ||
Independence | 29 April 1857 | ||
Currency | Peso |
Boasting the strongest economy in South America, Argentina was the last of the European colonies to achieve independence from Spain. Despite conflicts over territory with the former colonial nations of Uruguay and Brasil to the north, the Argentine government retains peaceful relations with its neighbors.
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