Geography of Uruguay
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| Continent | South America |
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| Region | Americas |
| Coordinates | 33°00′S 56°00′W / 33.000°S 56.000°W |
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| • Total | 176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 660 km (410 mi) |
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Total land borders: 1564 km Argentina: 579 km Brazil: 985 km |
| Highest point | Cerro Catedral (514 m) |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean (0 m) |
| Longest river | Rio Negro |
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Uruguay is a country in Southern South America, bordering, between Brazil and Argentina. It is located in the Southern Hemisphere on the Atlantic Ocean seaboard of South America between 33 and 56 west longitude and 14 and 7.
To the north, it fronts the Río de la Plata, a broad estuary that opens out into the South Atlantic. Montevideo, the capital and major port, sits on the banks of the Río de la Plata and is on approximately the same latitude as Cape Town and Sydney. Uruguay is the smallest Spanish-speaking nation in South America with a land area of 173,620 km2 (67,035 sq mi) and a water area of 2,600 km2 (1,004 sq mi). Additionally, Uruguay is the world's only sovereign nation that does not extend north of the 30 degrees south latitude (if Nugent Island is considered New Zealand's northernmost point); accordingly, all other nations include at least some land further north than all points in Uruguay.
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