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 Argentina 
 Main prefix
 LU 
 Callsigns series
 AYA-AZZ, L2A-L9Z, LOA-LWZ 
 Time zone
 -3 h 
 Continent
 South America 
 ITU zone
 14, 16 
 CQ zone
 13 
 
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 Coin 
 Banknote 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May.
 
          Argentina          
 
 Argentina 
 Capital: 
Buenos Aires
 Administrative
 divisions: 
23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia), and 1 autonomous city* (distrito federal), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Capital Federal*, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur, and Tucuman.
The US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica.
 Population: 
40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
34° 00' S, 64° 00' W
 Area total: 
2,766,890 sq. km
 Land area: 
2,736,690 sq. km
 Water area: 
30,200 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
9,665 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Bolivia 832 km, Brazil 1,224 km, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay 1,880 km, Uruguay 579 km
 Coastline: 
4,989 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Salinas Chicas -40 m (located on Peninsula Valdes) - Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.ar
 Currency: 
Argentine peso (ARS)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Argentine Republic
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Argentina
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica Argentina Argentina
 Independence: 
9 July 1816 (from Spain)
 Constitution: 
1 May 1853, revised August 1994
 Government
 type: 
republic
 National
 holiday: 
Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)
 
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