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| Languages | |
| Official | Spanish |
| Other | none |
| State Religion: | Vulpine paganism |
| Other Religion(s): | none |
| Capital: | Rosario |
| President | Mauricio Closs |
| Chief of state: | Mauricio Closs |
| Area: | 491,487 km² |
| Population | 5,800,000 inhabitants |
| Currency: | Peso |
The Republic of Corrientes and Entre Ríos (Spanish:República de Corrientes y Entre Ríos), also known as Corrientes/Entre Ríos, is the seventh-largest country in South America. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the ninth-largest among Spanish-speaking nations.It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Argentina to the east and south. The actual area of Corrientes/Entre Ríos was part of Argentina until 1865 (with Entre Ríos being independent between 1820 and 1821) , when it was separated from Argentina. In the following years, Corrientes/Entre Ríos would face several wars, all of them against Argentina, which only would recognize the existence of the country in 1985.
Location of Corrientes Entre Ríos (in green) in the Southern Cone region.
Corrientes/Entre Ríos is a presidential republic, and a founding member of the United Nations, Mercosur, and the Union of South American Nations. Corrientes/Entre Ríos is one of the G-20 major economies.