Río de la Plata capital facing the South Atlantic, a national rather than global chokepoint.

Primate city of Argentina with a large metro and strong cultural pull.

National financial and political-economy center, cyclically constrained by macro instability.

Limited extra-regional military-command role.

Federal capital of a G20 state with recurring economic-political volatility.

Major Catholic city of the Southern Cone, regionally significant.

Belle Époque Atlantic capital that defined modern Argentine identity.