Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Montevideo
|
1,270,737
|
2020
|
Paysandu
|
73,249
|
2020
|
Salto
|
99,823
|
2020
|
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%
|
CountryWire
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