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Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay |
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| Area |
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total: 2,766,890 sq km
land: 2,736,690 sq km
water: 30,200 sq km |
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| Land boundaries |
total: 9,665 km
border countries: Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 km
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| Climate |
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
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| Natural resources |
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fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
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| Geography - note |
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second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Cerro Aconcagua is South America's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere
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| Government type |
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republic
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| Currency - Currency code |
Argentine peso - (ARS)
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| Internet country code: |
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.ar
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| Internet users: |
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4.1 million (2002)
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