Argentina, officially Argentine Republic, federal republic in southern South America, bordered on the north by Bolivia and Paraguay; on the east by Brazil, Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and Chile; and on the west by Chile. The nation occupies most of the southern portion of the continent of South America and is somewhat triangular in shape, with the base in the north and the apex at Punta Dungeness, the south-eastern extremity of the continental mainland.

Population
        34,995,000
        (1996 estimate)
Population Density
        12.6 people/sq km
        (32.8 people/sq mi)
        (1996 estimate)
Urban/Rural Breakdown
        87% Urban
        13% Rural
Largest Cities
        Buenos Aires2,965,403
        Córdoba1,208,713
        Rosario894,645
        (1991 census)
Largest Metropolitan Areas
        Buenos Aires12,594,974
        Córdoba1,179,420
        Rosario1,157,372
        (1992 provisional estimates)
Ethnic Groups
        85% White 
        15% Other
        including Mestizo and Native American
Languages
Official Language
        Spanish
Other Languages
        Italian, Native American languages
Religions
        91% Roman Catholicism
        9%  Other
        including Protestantism and Judaism