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Argentina is about 6 times bigger than Spain. Spain is approximately 505,370 sq km, while Argentina is approximately 2,780,400 sq km, making Argentina 450% larger than Spain. We have positioned the outline of Spain near the middle of Argentina.
Buenos Aires is often compared to other cities around the world. Many a guidebook waxes lyrical about the “Paris of the South”. Paris is a much smaller city and the Péripherique fits nicely inside Capital Federal. Travel from Recoleta to Mataderos and you cross the entire Buenos Aires of the North.
Spain is about 3.6 times bigger than Florida. Florida is approximately 139,670 sq km, while Spain is approximately 505,370 sq km, making Spain 262% larger than Florida. Meanwhile, the population of Florida is ~18.8 million people (31.2 million more people live in Spain).
Spain is approximately 505,370 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, making United States 1,846% larger than Spain. Texas and California are the U.S. states that are closest to Spain in size.
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STAT | Spain | United States |
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Location | Southwestern Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of France | North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico |
These images are not the most precise maps in the world (and I make no guarantee of their complete accuracy), but are a bit of fun and help put the size of Buenos Aires, and the journeys we take here every day into perspective. I’ll keep adding more over the next few days – if there is a city you would like me to add, let me know in the comments.
The Buenos Aires province is the most populated province of the country with 15 million inhabitants (38% of the national population), of which 12 million live in Greater Buenos Aires and 3 million in the rest of the province.
In 2012, it was the most visited city in South America, and the second-most visited city of Latin America (behind Mexico City ). Buenos is known for its preserved Eclectic European architecture and rich cultural life. Buenos Aires held the 1st Pan American Games in 1951 as well as hosting two venues in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
The Argentinian Accent The accent, or “el acento”, in Spanish, is one of the biggest differences between the Spanish spoken in Argentina and other variations of Spanish. This is not very different from what happens in English or in other languages.