Argentina

Country in South America

Argentina is a country in South America, with its capital in Buenos Aires. About 45.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 35th most populous of the 195 countries. At 2,780,400 km², it is the 8th largest country by area. It borders Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Argentina at a glance

Capital: Buenos Aires
Population (2025): 45.9 million
Area: 2,780,400 km²
Density: 16 per km²
Official languages: Guaraní, Spanish
Currency: Argentine peso
People: Argentine
Calling code: +54
Internet domain: .ar
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Argentina?

How Argentina compares

Population rank

35th of 195

3rd of 12 in South America

Size rank

8th of 195

2nd of 12 in South America

Crowding

16 per km²

More crowded than 9% of countries

Similar in size: Kazakhstan (2,724,900 km²).
Similar population: Iraq (47 million).
Argentina is the only place that uses the Argentine peso.
Guaraní is also an official language in 2 other countries: Bolivia and Paraguay.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and 14 more.

The flag of Argentina

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Argentina in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Argentina

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Argentina so far, from 532 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

73% right

147th hardest of 176 · 389 answers

Its flag

91% right

134th hardest of 145 · 120 answers

Its capital

87% right

38th hardest of 58 · 23 answers

Players find Argentina on the map in 73% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Brazil.
Players recognise the flag of Argentina in 91% of tries, one of the highest of any flag.
Players know that the capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires in 87% of tries.

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Countries that border Argentina

Argentina borders 5 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Quick quiz: Argentina

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Argentina?
2. What is the capital of Argentina?
3. Which of these borders Argentina?

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Questions about Argentina

Is Argentina a country?

Yes. Argentina is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Argentina?

The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

Which countries border Argentina?

Argentina borders 5 countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

How many countries border Argentina?

5. Argentina shares a land border with 5 countries.

How big is Argentina?

Argentina covers 2,780,400 km², about the same size as Kazakhstan (2,724,900 km²).

Is Argentina hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Argentina in 73% of 389 tries, 147th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Brazil.

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