Argentina: flag, capital, currency and history

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in South America, the Americas. Its capital is Buenos Aires. The currency is the Argentine peso. Languages spoken include Guaraní and Spanish.

Quick facts about Argentina

Official name: Argentine Republic
Capital: Buenos Aires
Region: Americas, South America
Currency: Argentine peso (ARS, $)
Languages: Guaraní, Spanish
Calling code: +54
Internet domain: .ar
Area: 2,780,400 km² (1,073,518 sq mi)
Land borders: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay
Demonym: Argentine
National day: Independence Day, July 9

Flag of Argentina

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History of Argentina

Before Spanish arrival, the territory of Argentina was inhabited by diverse Indigenous peoples. Spanish expeditions reached the Río de la Plata in the early sixteenth century, and the area later formed part of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, created in 1776. The May Revolution of 1810 began the break from Spain, and independence was declared at Tucumán in 1816. The nineteenth century saw civil conflict and then consolidation under the 1853 constitution, along with large European immigration. The twentieth century brought alternating civilian and military governments. Democracy was restored in 1983, and Buenos Aires is the capital.

Key dates

1516Spanish navigator Juan Diaz de Solis reaches the Rio de la Plata.
1776Spain creates the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata.
1810The May Revolution removes the Spanish viceroy in Buenos Aires.
1816Independence is declared at the Congress of Tucuman on 9 July.
1853A national constitution is adopted.
1982Argentina and the United Kingdom fight a war over the disputed Falkland Islands.
1983Civilian democratic government is restored.