Argentina — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Argentina: capital Buenos Aires, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Argentina is in South America. Its capital is Buenos Aires.

Climate

Varies from subtropical in the north to subpolar in the far south; arid in the west, temperate in the Pampas region

Rich Pampas plains in the east; Andes mountains along the western border; Patagonian steppe in the south; subtropical lowlands in the north

Argentina has won the FIFA World Cup three times and invented the tango.

Argentina contains the highest peak in the Americas — Aconcagua at 6,961 meters.

Buenos Aires has more bookstores per capita than any other city in the world.

1536: Buenos Aires founded by Spanish explorer Pedro de Mendoza

1816: Argentina declares independence from Spain

1946: Juan Perón elected president, beginning the Peronist era

1982: Falklands War with the United Kingdom

2001: Severe economic crisis leads to political turmoil

2022: Argentina wins the FIFA World Cup in Qatar