Administrative divisions
23 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Buenos AiresCatamarcaChacoChubutCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCorrientesCórdobaFormosaJujuyLa PampaLa RojaMendozaMisionesNeuquénRío NegroSaltaSan JuanSan LuisSanta CruzSanta FeSantiago del EsteroTierra del FuegoTucumán
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 2,780,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 1,075,000 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 23 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and UruguayCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 4,989 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 11,968 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Bolivia 942 km; Brazil 1,263 km; Chile 6,691 km; Paraguay 2,531 km; Uruguay 541 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | rich plains of the Pampas in northern half, flat to rolling plateau of Patagonia in south, rugged Andes along western borderCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwestCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium, arable landCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Cerro Aconcagua (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America) 6,962 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Laguna del Carbón (located between Puerto San Julián and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) -105 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 595 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly less than three-tenths the size of the USCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | San Miguel de Tucumán and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas volcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchón-Peteroa, San José, Tromen, Tupungatito, and ViedmaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; contiguous zone: 24 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental marginCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
