Uruguay
| Oriental Republic of Uruguay
República Oriental del Uruguay
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| Motto: Libertad o muerte (Spanish) "Freedom or Death" |
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| Anthem: National Anthem of Uruguay "Himno Nacional de Uruguay" |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Montevideo 34°53′S 56°10′W / 34.883°S 56.167°W |
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| Official language(s) | Spanish | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 88% White 8% Mestizo 4% Black <1% Amerindian[1] |
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| Demonym | Uruguayan | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | |||||
| - | President | José Mujica | ||||
| - | Vice President | Danilo Astori | ||||
| Independence | from Empire of Brazil | |||||
| - | Declaration | 25 August 1825 | ||||
| - | Recognition | 28 August 1828 | ||||
| - | Constitution | 18 July 1830 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 176,215 km2 (91st) 68,037 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 1.5% | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 3,308,535[1] (133rd) | ||||
| - | 2011 census | 3,251,526 | ||||
| - | Density | 18.5/km2 (196th) 47.8/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $52.111 billion[2] (88th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $15,469[2] (61st) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $49.423 billion[2] (79th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $14,671[2] (49th) | ||||
| Gini (2010) | 45.3[3] (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2011) |  0.783[4] (high) (48th) |
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| Currency | Uruguayan peso ($, UYU) (UYU) |
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| Time zone | UYT (UTC−3) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | UYST (UTC−2) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .uy | |||||
| Calling code | +598 | |||||
Uruguay is a country in South America. The language spoken there is Spanish. Its capital and largest city is Montevideo. Uruguay is bordered by two large neighbors, Brazil and Argentina. The only country in South America that is smaller than Uruguay is Suriname. The land there is mostly flat, and there are many farms in the countryside.
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Departments [change]
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Uruguay is divided into 19 Departments.
| Department | Capital | Area | Population (2011 census)[5] |
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| Artigas | Artigas | 11,928 km2 (4,605 sq mi) | 73,162 |
| Canelones | Canelones | 4,536 km2 (1,751 sq mi) | 518,154 |
| Cerro Largo | Melo | 13,648 km2 (5,270 sq mi) | 84,555 |
| Colonia | Colonia del Sacramento | 6,106 km2 (2,358 sq mi) | 122,863 |
| Durazno | Durazno | 11,643 km2 (4,495 sq mi) | 57,082 |
| Flores | Trinidad | 5,144 km2 (1,986 sq mi) | 25,033 |
| Florida | Florida | 10,417 km2 (4,022 sq mi) | 67,093 |
| Lavalleja | Minas | 10,016 km2 (3,867 sq mi) | 58,843 |
| Maldonado | Maldonado | 4,793 km2 (1,851 sq mi) | 161,571 |
| Montevideo | Montevideo | 530 km2 (200 sq mi) | 1,292,347 |
| Paysandú | Paysandú | 13,922 km2 (5,375 sq mi) | 113,112 |
| Río Negro | Fray Bentos | 9,282 km2 (3,584 sq mi) | 54,434 |
| Rivera | Rivera | 9,370 km2 (3,620 sq mi) | 103,447 |
| Rocha | Rocha | 10,551 km2 (4,074 sq mi) | 66,955 |
| Salto | Salto | 14,163 km2 (5,468 sq mi) | 124,683 |
| San José | San José de Mayo | 4,992 km2 (1,927 sq mi) | 108,025 |
| Soriano | Mercedes | 9,008 km2 (3,478 sq mi) | 82,108 |
| Tacuarembó | Tacuarembó | 15,438 km2 (5,961 sq mi) | 89,993 |
| Treinta y Tres | Treinta y Tres | 9,529 km2 (3,679 sq mi) | 48,066 |
| Total¹ | — | 175,016 km2 (67,574 sq mi) | 3,251,526 |
Geography [change]
The highest point in the country is the Cerro Catedral whose peak reaches to 514 metres (1,686 ft).
Uruguay has 660 km of coastline.[1]
There are nine National Parks in Uruguay. Five in the wetland areas of the east, three in the central hill country and one in the west along the Rio Uruguay.
Economy [change]
Agriculture [change]
According to FAOSTAT, Uruguay is one of world's largest producers of: soybeans (9th); greasy wool (12th); horse meat (14th); beeswax (14th); quinces (17th); natural honey (19th); cattle meat (20th).[6]
Demographics [change]
| Colour/Race (self-reported, 2008)[7] | |
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| White | 95.4% |
| Black/African | 3.4% |
| Indigenous | 1.1% |
| Asian/Amarillo | 0.1% |
Uruguayans are mostly of European origin. 88%, or 88 of 100 people, are from European descent.[1]
Sports [change]
Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay. The Uruguay national football team has won the FIFA World Cup on two occasions.
References [change]
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcia. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Uruguay". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2011&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=298&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=56&pr.y=7. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI/countries/UY?display=graph. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedUNDP-HDR. - ↑ "Censos 2011 - Instituto Nacional de Estadistica". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. http://www.ine.gub.uy/censos2011/index.html. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ↑ "FAOSTAT 2008 by Production". faostat.fao.org. http://faostat.fao.org/site/339/default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Official Websites [change]
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