South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Argentina is a country located in the Southern half of South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Argentina regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Argentina?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Argentina is 1,073,500 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Argentina by 996,384 sq mi. South Dakota is around 13.92 times smaller than Argentina.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Argentina: 1,073,500 sq mi ( 2,780,400 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Argentina as of 2020, was estimated to be around 45,376,763.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Argentina.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Argentina is Buenos Aires.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Argentina: Spanish
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Argentina: Argentine, Argentinian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Argentina: AR
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Argentina Time Zone:
UTC – 3 (Argentina Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Argentina:
34° 0′ 0″ S, 64° 0′ 0″ W
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