Argentina, often known as the Argentine Republic, is a nation in South America’s southern region. Argentina occupies an area of 2,780,400 km2, making it the seventh largest country in the world. Argentina is bordered to the east by the South Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Drake Passage, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Although English is also widely spoken, Spanish is the official language.
Argentina is a participant in the international forum of major economies and the G-20 global organisation.
According to 2016 estimates, the population of the nation was estimated to be 43,847,430 million. The majority of the population is European (97%), primarily Spanish and Italian, followed by mestizo, Amerindian, and other (3%). Argentina is one of the most urbanised nations in the world, with 92% of its people residing in cities. It is significant to remember that over one-third of the nation’s population lives in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The biggest towns and cities in Argentina are listed below:
- Buenos Aires- 13,834,000
- Cordoba-1,519,000
- Rosario- 1,429,000
- Mendoza-1,082,000
While Argentinean religious freedom is protected by the Constitution, Roman Catholicism is given special status. Approximately 76.5 percent of the nation’s population identifies as Catholic, 11.2 percent as Jehovah’s Witnesses, 9% as Evangelical Protestants, 11.3% as Atheists and Agnostics, and 0.9% as Mormons. Just 1.2% of people practise other religions, including Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism.
