Cruzada Libertadora
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Oriental Republic of Uruguay
República Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish)
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Motto: "Libertad o Muerte" (Spanish)
"Freedom or Death" |
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Location of Uruguay (dark green)
in South America (grey) |
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| Capital and largest city |
Montevideo 34°53′S 56°10′W / 34.883°S 56.167°W |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| National language | Spanish |
| Ethnic groups (2016) | |
| Religion | See Religion in Uruguay |
| Demonym | Uruguayan |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Tabaré Vázquez | |
| Lucía Topolansky | |
| Legislature | General Assembly |
| Senate | |
| Chamber of Representatives | |
| Independence from Spain and Empire of Brazil | |
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• Independence from Spain
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1814 |
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• Declared
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25 August 1825 |
| 27 August 1828 | |
| 18 July 1830 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi) (89th) |
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• Water (%)
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1.5 |
| Population | |
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• 2016 estimate
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3,444,006 (134th) |
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• 2011 census
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3,286,314 |
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• Density
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18.6/km2 (48.2/sq mi) (198th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$82.406 billion (91st) |
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• Per capita
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$23,504 (61st) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total
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$65.815 billion (78th) |
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• Per capita
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$18,772 (45th) |
| Gini (2013) |
 38.2medium |
| HDI (2015) |
 0.795high · 54th |
| Currency | Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
| Time zone | UYT (UTC−3) |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | +598 |
| ISO 3166 code | UY |
| Internet TLD | .uy |
Coordinates: 33°S 56°W / 33°S 56°W
in South America (grey)
Uruguay (/ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ/ (
listen);Spanish pronunciation: [uɾuˈɣwai̯]), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a sovereign state in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata (River of Silver) to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.
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