Within Latin America the nation of
Argentina is second in area only to Brazil and fourth in population only to
Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. This large land covers more than 1 million square
miles (2.7 million square kilometers), in the southern part of South America
east of the Andes Mountains. It extends from the Tropic of Capricorn south to
the tip of the continent within about 700 miles (1,100 kilometers) of
Antarctica. Argentina claims a portion of that continent as well as the Falkland
Islands (Islas Malvinas) and several other islands of the South Atlantic Ocean.
The country is bounded bby Chile on the west and south, Bolivia and Paraguay on
the north, and Brazil, Uruguay, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.

COINS ARE ALL PICTURED THE SAME SIZE FOR CLARITY
SEE DESCRIPTION FOR SIZES