It is a country located in the southeast of South America. Its territory, with an area of more than 176,000 km ², is the second smaller of the subcontinent behind Surinam and limits to the north and northeast with the state of Rio Grande del Sur (Brazil) and to the west, with the provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes (Argentina) from which it is separated by the Uruguay River.
On the south it has coasts on the Rio de la Plata, which separates it from the province of Buenos Aires and the city of Buenos Aires, and on the southeast, it has coasts on the Atlantic Ocean. It is divided administratively into 19 departments.
According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), it is the third country in Latin America (after Argentina and Chile), which has the highest Human Development Index (HDI). It is also the fifth country in Latin America (after Cuba, Costa Rica, Chile, and Ecuador), with the highest life expectancy, respectively. It is the third country in South America (after Argentina and Chile), with the highest GDP per capita, and the tenth country in Latin America (after Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia respectively), with the highest GDP.
The republic has a presidential system and its government is divided into three independent powers
Executive power: where the president is, who is both the head of state and the head of government, and the council of ministers.
Legislative power: organized in a bicameral way, with senators and deputies along with the vice president, who conforms the legislative power and not the executive as many times erroneously places it, therefore the vice president of the Republic is also the President of the General Assembly.
Judicial Branch: headed by the Supreme Court of Justice, is in charge of applying the judicial rules.
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