Territorial change of Argentine Confederation

“Argentine Confederation” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1834 to 1929. Its territory was largest in AD 1885 – 1904, at ≈ 2.79 million km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1834 – 1835≈ 1.41 million km²
AD 1836 – 1839≈ 1.43 million km²
AD 1840 – 1845≈ 1.47 million km²
AD 1846 – 1852≈ 1.46 million km²
AD 1853 – 1856≈ 1.36 million km²
AD 1857 – 1860≈ 1.36 million km²
AD 1861 – 1864≈ 1.60 million km²
AD 1865 – 1865≈ 1.60 million km²
AD 1866 – 1867≈ 1.60 million km²
AD 1868 – 1869≈ 1.72 million km²
AD 1870 – 1879≈ 1.72 million km²
AD 1880 – 1884≈ 2.00 million km²
AD 1885 – 1904≈ 2.79 million km²
AD 1905 – 1928≈ 2.79 million km²
AD 1929 – 1929≈ 2.79 million km²
AD 1834AD 1929

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1885 – 1904 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1834≈ 1.41 million km²13 of 143
AD 1836≈ 1.43 million km²12 of 145
AD 1840≈ 1.47 million km²10 of 155
AD 1842≈ 1.47 million km²12 of 156
AD 1846≈ 1.46 million km²12 of 152
AD 1848≈ 1.46 million km²11 of 147
AD 1849≈ 1.46 million km²11 of 144
AD 1853≈ 1.36 million km²13 of 144
AD 1856≈ 1.36 million km²13 of 149
AD 1857≈ 1.36 million km²13 of 150
AD 1859≈ 1.36 million km²13 of 146
AD 1860≈ 1.36 million km²13 of 142
AD 1861≈ 1.60 million km²13 of 140
AD 1862≈ 1.60 million km²12 of 138
AD 1863≈ 1.60 million km²12 of 139
AD 1864≈ 1.60 million km²12 of 139
AD 1865≈ 1.60 million km²12 of 139
AD 1866≈ 1.60 million km²12 of 133
AD 1868≈ 1.72 million km²10 of 134
AD 1870≈ 1.72 million km²10 of 132
AD 1871≈ 1.72 million km²10 of 113
AD 1873≈ 1.72 million km²10 of 108
AD 1877≈ 1.72 million km²10 of 104
AD 1880≈ 2.00 million km²9 of 104
AD 1884≈ 2.00 million km²9 of 105
AD 1885≈ 2.79 million km²8 of 101
AD 1890≈ 2.79 million km²8 of 99
AD 1895≈ 2.79 million km²9 of 90
AD 1898≈ 2.79 million km²9 of 87
AD 1900≈ 2.79 million km²9 of 84
AD 1905≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 83
AD 1908≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 79
AD 1911≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 76
AD 1912≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 77
AD 1913≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 78
AD 1914≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 76
AD 1915≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 75
AD 1916≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 71
AD 1917≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 71
AD 1918≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 80
AD 1919≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 88
AD 1920≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 84
AD 1922≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 87
AD 1924≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 86
AD 1926≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 84
AD 1927≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 84
AD 1928≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 85
AD 1929≈ 2.79 million km²10 of 85

Its highest rank was in AD 1885: number 101 of 8.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 2 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1861gainedState of Buenos Aires≈ 242 thousand km²
AD 1868gainedParaguay≈ 77 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Succeeded by: Argentina · State of Buenos Aires

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Argentine Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Argentina) was the last predecessor state of modern Argentina; its name is still one of the official names of the country according to the Argentine Constitution, Article 35.

Wikipedia (English) “Argentine Confederation”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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