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Country Profile: Uruguay

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Region: South America

Capital: Montevideo

Population: 3,387,605

Area Total: 176,220

Area Land: 173,620

Climate: Warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown



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Country Overview

Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Montevideo 1,270,737 2020
Paysandu 73,249 2020
Salto 99,823 2020

Other Key Data
Region: South America
Population: 3,387,605
Area Total: 176,220km2
Area Land: 173,620km2
Coast Line: 660km
Capital: Montevideo
Climate: Warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Languages: Spanish
Portunon
Brazilero
Currency: 1 Uruguayan peso ($Ur) = 100 centesimos
Holiday: Independence Day is 25 August (1828), Constitution Day is 18 July (1951)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 73.60°F
July: °C / 51.80°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 44.8"


Boundaries
Brazil 985 km
Argentina 579 km


Ethnic Divisions
White 88.00%
Mestizo 8.00%
Black 4.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 66.00%
Non-professing or other 30.00%
Protestant 2.00%
Jewish 2.00%

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