The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 South America
Country name Argentina, in 35 editions.
The entry for Argentina published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 12
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Argentine Republic
Argentine Republic
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
conventional long form:
Argentine Republic
conventional short form:
Argentina
local long form:
Republica Argentina
local short form:
Argentina
The entry for Argentina did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina
- conventional long form :
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
conventional long form: form : Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
conventional long form : form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic conventional short form: Argentina local long form: Republica Argentina local short form: Argentina
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long short form: Republica Argentina
local short long form: Republica Argentina
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local short long form: Republica Argentina
local long short form: Republica Argentina
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
conventional long form:
Argentine Republic
conventional short form:
Argentina
local long form:
Republica Argentina
local short form:
Argentina
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
note: originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., "Land beside the Silvery River" or "Silvery Land," which referred to the massive estuary in the east of the country, the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver); over time the name shortened to simply Argentina or "silvery"
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentina
note: originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., "Land beside the Silvery River" or "Silvery Land," which referred to the massive estuary in the east of the country, the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver); over time the name shortened to simply Argentina or "silvery"
The same text in 7 editions, 2016 to 2022.
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- Republica Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
- etymology:
- originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., "Land beside the Silvery River" or "silvery land," which referred to the massive estuary in the east of the country, the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver);
- over time the name shortened to simply Argentina or "silvery"
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica Argentina
local short form: Argentinanote: etymology: originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., "Land beside the Silvery River" or "Silvery Land," "silvery land," which referred to the massive estuary in the east of the country, the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver); over time the name shortened to simply Argentina or "silvery"
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- República Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
- etymology:
- originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., "Land beside the Silvery River" or "silvery land," which referred to the massive estuary in the east of the country, the Río de la Plata (River of Silver);
- over time the name shortened to simply Argentina or "silvery"
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: Republica República Argentina
local short form: Argentina
etymology: originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., "Land beside the Silvery River" or "silvery land," which referred to the massive estuary in the east of the country, the Rio Río de la Plata (River of Silver); over time the name shortened to simply Argentina or "silvery"
- conventional long form:
- Argentine Republic
- conventional short form:
- Argentina
- local long form:
- República Argentina
- local short form:
- Argentina
- etymology:
- the name is derived from one of the Spanish words for "silver," but the origin is unclear;
- it may have described the land next to the Rio de la Plata ("Silver River"), a major river that forms the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay;
- another possible source is the Spanish explorers in the 16th century mistakenly believing that the silver ornaments they bought from inhabitants came from a local source of silver
conventional long form: Argentine Republic
conventional short form: Argentina
local long form: República Argentina
local short form: Argentina
etymology: originally the area was referred to as Tierra Argentina, i.e., "Land beside the Silvery River" or "silvery land," which referred to name is derived from one of the massive estuary in Spanish words for "silver," but the east of origin is unclear; it may have described the country, land next to the Río Rio de la Plata (River of Silver); over time ("Silver River"), a major river that forms the name shortened to simply boundary between Argentina or "silvery" and Uruguay; another possible source is the Spanish explorers in the 16th century mistakenly believing that the silver ornaments they bought from inhabitants came from a local source of silver
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Argentina: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/argentina/country-name.