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Uruguayan

Oriental Republic of Uruguay
República Oriental del Uruguay
Flag of Uruguay
Coat of arms of Uruguay
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Libertad o Muerte" (Spanish)
"Freedom or Death"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Uruguay
National Anthem of Uruguay
Uruguay (orthographic projection).svg
Location of Uruguay
Capital
and largest city
Montevideo
34°53′S 56°10′W / 34.883°S 56.167°W / -34.883; -56.167
Official languages Spanish
Recognised regional languages Portuguese
Ethnic groups (2016)
Demonym Uruguayan
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Tabaré Vázquez
Raúl Sendic
Legislature General Assembly
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Independence from the Empire of Brazil
• Declaration
25 August 1825
28 August 1828
• Constitution
18 July 1830
Area
• Total
176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi) (89th)
• Water (%)
1.5
Population
• 2016 estimate
3,427,000 (134th)
• 2011 census
3,286,314
• Density
18.6/km2 (48.2/sq mi) (198th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$73.930 billion (91st)
• Per capita
$21,570 (61st)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$54.374 billion (78th)
• Per capita
$15,864 (45th)
Gini (2014)  41.6
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.793
high · 52nd
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 / -33; -56

Uruguay (Listeni/ˈjʊərəɡw/;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 with 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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