Argentina

Argentine Republic

Argentina (AR, ARG) is a country in South America, with Buenos Aires as its capital. The currency is the Argentine Peso (ARS, ARS). The international dialling code is +54 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 011 15-2345-6789. There are 12 time zones: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires, America/Argentina/Cordoba, America/Argentina/Salta, America/Argentina/Jujuy, America/Argentina/Tucuman, and America/Argentina/Catamarca and more. Official language: Spanish.

CurrencyARSARS

Dial code+54e.g. 011 15-2345-6789

Time zone12 zonesUTC−03:00 … UTC−03:00

LanguageSpanish

CapitalBuenos Aires

Population47M2.8M km²

Overview

Official name: Argentine Republic
Native name: Argentina
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: AR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ARG
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 032
IOC code: ARG
Demonym: Argentine
Capital: Buenos Aires
Region: Americas › South America
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: South America
United Nations
Internet domain: .ar
Coordinates: -34, -64
Area: 2,780,400 km²
Population: 46,994,400
GDP: $1.2T ($26.3K per person)
Literacy: 97.9%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇨🇱 Chile
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇺🇾 Uruguay

Currency

Argentine Peso ARS

Symbol: ARS narrow $
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: $ 1.234,50

Former currencies: ARA ARP ARL ARM

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Spanish es	Official	100% (47M)
English en		7% (3.3M)
Welsh cy		0.066% (31K)
Guarani gn		0.047% (22.1K)

Time zones

Time zone	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Cordoba	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Salta	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Jujuy	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Tucuman	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Catamarca	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/La_Rioja	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/San_Juan	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Mendoza	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/San_Luis	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time
America/Argentina/Ushuaia	UTC−03:00	none	Argentina Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +54
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
National number length: 10–11 digits
Emergency number: 100 pattern 10[017]|911

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	011 2345-6789	+54 11 2345 6789	XXX XXXX-XXXX	10
Mobile	011 15-2345-6789	+54 9 11 2345 6789	XXX XX-XXXX-XXXX	10, 11
Toll free	0800-123-4567	+54 800 123 4567	XXXX-XXX-XXXX	10, 11
Premium rate	0600-123-4567	+54 600 123 4567	XXXX-XXX-XXXX	10
Universal access	0810-123-4567	+54 810 123 4567	XXXX-XXX-XXXX	10

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Show the 12 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{3})`	`0\|1(?:0[0-35-7]\|1[02-5]\|2[015]\|3[47]\|4[478])\|911`	`$1`	`$1`
`(\d{2})(\d{4})`	`[1-9]`	`$1-$2`	`$1-$2`
`(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[2-9]`	`$1-$2`	`$1-$2`
`(\d{4})(\d{4})`	`[1-8]`	`$1-$2`	`$1-$2`
`(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{4})`	2(?:2[024-9]\|3[0-59]\|47\|6[245]\|9[02-8])\|3(?:3[28]\|4[03-9]\|5[2-46-8]\|7[1-578]\|8[2-9]) \| 2(?:[23]02\|6(?:[25]\|4[6-8])\|9(?:[02356]\|4[02568]\|72\|8[23]))\|3(?:3[28]\|4(?:[04679]\|3[5-8]\|5[4-68]\|8[2379])\|5(?:[2467]\|3[237]\|8[2-5])\|7[1-578]\|8(?:[2469]\|3[2578]\|5[4-8]\|7[36-8]\|8[5-8]))\|2(?:2[24-9]\|3[1-59]\|47) \| 2(?:[23]02\|6(?:[25]\|4(?:64\|[78]))\|9(?:[02356]\|4(?:[0268]\|5[2-6])\|72\|8[23]))\|3(?:3[28]\|4(?:[04679]\|3[78]\|5(?:4[46]\|8)\|8[2379])\|5(?:[2467]\|3[237]\|8[23])\|7[1-578]\|8(?:[2469]\|3[278]\|5[56][46]\|86[3-6]))\|2(?:2[24-9]\|3[1-59]\|47)\|38(?:[58][78]\|7[378])\|3(?:4[35][56]\|58[45]\|8(?:[38]5\|54\|76))[4-6] \| 2(?:[23]02\|6(?:[25]\|4(?:64\|[78]))\|9(?:[02356]\|4(?:[0268]\|5[2-6])\|72\|8[23]))\|3(?:3[28]\|4(?:[04679]\|3(?:5(?:4[0-25689]\|[56])\|[78])\|58\|8[2379])\|5(?:[2467]\|3[237]\|8(?:[23]\|4(?:[45]\|60)\|5(?:4[0-39]\|5\|64)))\|7[1-578]\|8(?:[2469]\|3[278]\|54(?:4\|5[13-7]\|6[89])\|86[3-6]))\|2(?:2[24-9]\|3[1-59]\|47)\|38(?:[58][78]\|7[378])\|3(?:454\|85[56])[46]\|3(?:4(?:36\|5[56])\|8(?:[38]5\|76))[4-6]	`$1 $2-$3`	`$1 $2-$3`
`(\d{2})(\d{4})(\d{4})`	`1`	`$1 $2-$3`	`$1 $2-$3`
`(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[68]`	`$1-$2-$3`	`$1-$2-$3`
`(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[23]`	`$1 $2-$3`	`$1 $2-$3`
`(\d)(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{4})`	9(?:2[2-469]\|3[3-578]) \| 9(?:2(?:2[024-9]\|3[0-59]\|47\|6[245]\|9[02-8])\|3(?:3[28]\|4[03-9]\|5[2-46-8]\|7[1-578]\|8[2-9])) \| 9(?:2(?:[23]02\|6(?:[25]\|4[6-8])\|9(?:[02356]\|4[02568]\|72\|8[23]))\|3(?:3[28]\|4(?:[04679]\|3[5-8]\|5[4-68]\|8[2379])\|5(?:[2467]\|3[237]\|8[2-5])\|7[1-578]\|8(?:[2469]\|3[2578]\|5[4-8]\|7[36-8]\|8[5-8])))\|92(?:2[24-9]\|3[1-59]\|47) \| 9(?:2(?:[23]02\|6(?:[25]\|4(?:64\|[78]))\|9(?:[02356]\|4(?:[0268]\|5[2-6])\|72\|8[23]))\|3(?:3[28]\|4(?:[04679]\|3[78]\|5(?:4[46]\|8)\|8[2379])\|5(?:[2467]\|3[237]\|8[23])\|7[1-578]\|8(?:[2469]\|3[278]\|5(?:[56][46]\|[78])\|7[378]\|8(?:6[3-6]\|[78]))))\|92(?:2[24-9]\|3[1-59]\|47)\|93(?:4[35][56]\|58[45]\|8(?:[38]5\|54\|76))[4-6] \| 9(?:2(?:[23]02\|6(?:[25]\|4(?:64\|[78]))\|9(?:[02356]\|4(?:[0268]\|5[2-6])\|72\|8[23]))\|3(?:3[28]\|4(?:[04679]\|3(?:5(?:4[0-25689]\|[56])\|[78])\|5(?:4[46]\|8)\|8[2379])\|5(?:[2467]\|3[237]\|8(?:[23]\|4(?:[45]\|60)\|5(?:4[0-39]\|5\|64)))\|7[1-578]\|8(?:[2469]\|3[278]\|5(?:4(?:4\|5[13-7]\|6[89])\|[56][46]\|[78])\|7[378]\|8(?:6[3-6]\|[78]))))\|92(?:2[24-9]\|3[1-59]\|47)\|93(?:4(?:36\|5[56])\|8(?:[38]5\|76))[4-6]	`$2 15-$3-$4`	`$1 $2 $3-$4`
`(\d)(\d{2})(\d{4})(\d{4})`	`91`	`$2 15-$3-$4`	`$1 $2 $3-$4`
`(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{5})`	`8`	`$1-$2-$3`	`$1-$2-$3`
`(\d)(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`9`	`$2 15-$3-$4`	`$1 $2 $3-$4`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{Postal code} {City}

{State/province}

Uppercase fields: Street address, City, Postal code
Predefined regions: 24

Postal code

Pattern: [A-HJ-NP-Z]\d{4}[A-Z]{3}
Examples: C1070AAM · C1000WAM · B1000TBU · X5187XAB
Post office lookup: http://www.correoargentino.com.ar/formularios/cpa

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 12-hour (1–12), also H, hB, hb
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: es-AR

Number and date formats

As written by the Spanish (Argentina) locale (es-AR), amounts in ARS.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (ARS): $ 1.234.567,89
Accounting: ($ 1.234.567,89)
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 pesos argentinos
Compact short: 1,2 M
Compact long: 1,2 millones
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilómetros por hora
Temperature: 21,5 °C
Date, full: viernes, 27 de marzo de 2026
Date, long: 27 de marzo de 2026
Date, medium: 27 mar 2026
Date, short: 27/3/26
Time, medium: 3:04:05 p. m.
Time, short: 3:04 p. m.
Date and time: 27 mar 2026, 3:04 p. m.
Month and year: marzo de 2026
Weekday: viernes
Relative time: ayer · dentro de 3 días · hace 2 horas
List: and: A, B y C
List: or: A, B o C