Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approxima…
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometres. It has a population of around 3.4 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.
Official language: Spanish · Uruguayan Sign Language
Government: Unitary presidential republic
Legislature: General Assembly
Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Capital and largest city: Montevideo
Ethnic groups (2023): 88% White · 6.9% Black · 2.4% Indigenous · 0.2% East Asian · 4.6% other · 2.9% unspecified
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