Oriental Republic of Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish) |
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Motto: "Libertad o Muerte" (Spanish)
("Freedom or Death") |
Anthem: "Himno Nacional de Uruguay"
("National Anthem of Uruguay") |
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| Capital and largest city | Montevideo
34°53′S56°10′W / 34.883°S 56.167°W / -34.883; -56.167 |
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| Official language | None (Spanish has de facto status) |
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| Regional language | Uruguayan Portuguese |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Uruguayan |
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| Government | Unitarypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Luis Lacalle Pou |
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| Beatriz Argimón |
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| Legislature | General Assembly |
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| Senate |
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| Chamber of Representatives |
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| 25 August 1825 |
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| 27 August 1828 |
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| 18 July 1830 |
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| 18 December 1945 |
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• Total | 176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi) (89th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.5 |
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• 2019 estimate | 3,518,552[3] (132nd) |
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• 2011 census | 3,390,077[4] |
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• Density | 19.8/km2 (51.3/sq mi) (99th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $86.562 billion[5] (92nd) |
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• Per capita | $24,516[5] (59th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $62.917 billion[5] (80th) |
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• Per capita | $17,819[5] (49th) |
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| Gini (2019) |  39.7[6]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.817[7]
very high · 55th |
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| Currency | Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
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| Time zone | UTC−3 (UYT) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +598 |
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| ISO 3166 code | UY |
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| Internet TLD | .uy |
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