Oriental Republic of Uruguay
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Oriental Republic of Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay
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Motto: "Libertad o Muerte" (Spanish)
"Freedom or Death" |
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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 languages | Spanish | ||||
| Recognised regional languages | Portuguese | ||||
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| Demonym | Uruguayan | ||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | ||||
| Tabaré Vázquez | |||||
| Raúl Sendic | |||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||
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| Independence | |||||
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• from the Empire of Brazil and union with the United Provinces of the River Plate
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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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3,427,000 (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) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$73.930 billion (91st) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$21,570 (61st) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$54.374 billion (78th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$15,864 (45th) | ||||
| Gini (2014) |
 41.6medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.793high · 52nd |
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| 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
Uruguay (
i/ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ/;Spanish pronunciation: [uɾuˈɣwai̯]), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country 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 3.42 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, only larger in size than Suriname.
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