ARGENTINA, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina, Spanish pronunciation: [reˈpuβlika aɾxenˈtina]), is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city. It is the second largest country in South America by land area, and eighth in the world. Its continental area is 2,766,890 km² (1,068,302 sq mi), between the Andes mountain range in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. Argentina borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. Argentina also claimed 969,464 km² (374,312 sq mi) of Antarctica, known as Argentine Antarctica, overlapping other claims made by Chile (Chilean Antarctic Territory) and the United Kingdom (British Antarctic Territory); all such claims have been suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961.
Argentina has the second highest Human Development Index level. and the third highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in purchasing power parity in Latin America. Argentina's nominal GDP is the 31st largest in the world; but when purchasing power is taken into account, its total GDP makes it the 23rd largest economy in the world.
The country is currently classified as an Upper-Middle Income Country or as a secondary emerging market by the World Bank.
The Buenos Aires Teatro Colón, one of the world's great opera houses.
Well-known for its productive agriculture, Argentina also benefits from a well-developed services sector
The Buenos Aires waterfront and three sectors leading the recent economic recovery: construction, foreign trade and tourism. 
Monument to the Argentine Flag, Rosario
San Martin Boulevard, Mendoza
Córdoba city centre
The Casa Rosada, seat of the Executive branch 
Second Empire and Neoclassical architecture at Buenos Aires city centre. 
Governor's offices, Tucumán
Gran Rex Cinema, Buenos Aires
River Plate Stadium, venue of the 1978 World Cup finals
Panoramic view of Bristol Beach in the city of Mar del Plata in winter.
The Argentine Supreme Court.
The Andean range over the southern province of Santa Cruz. 
Libertador Building (Ministry of Defense and Army Headquarters) and the flagship Sarmiento frigate.
Federal courthouse, La Plata
Architect Alejandro Bustillo and sculptor Lola Mora's work, Rosario.
Sailboats on the Uruguay River
The Yacyretá Dam hydroelectric complex is the second largest in the world
The Cathedral of Córdoba, dating back to the seventeenth century. 
Nueve de Julio Avenue, sometimes referred to as "the World's widest avenue." Its name honors Argentine Independence Day (9 July 1816).
Font of the Nereids (1903) by Lola Mora, a student of Auguste Rodin's.
Street in Buenos Aires CBD.
Newbery Airfield, Buenos Aires. It connects the vast nation to its capital, and to neighbouring Uruguay. International flights operate through Ministro Pistarini airport at Ezeiza.
Public television, Buenos Aires. On the air since 1951, Argentine TV broadcasting was the first in Latin America.
Motorway in Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, alma mater to many of the country's 3,000 medical graduates, annually.
The Argentine Legislature, Buenos Aires.
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