Uruguay

Presentation

Capital: Montevideo

Population

Total Population (million): 3.32

Annual growth rate: 0.22%

Density: 19 inhab./km²

Urban population: 92.10%

Population of principal localities: Montevideo (1269552); Salto (99072); Paysandu (73272); Las Piedras (69222); Rivera (64426); Maldonado (54603)

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: Spanish

Other languages spoken: 94% of the citizens speak only Spanish. Therefore, Spanish is the common language used in politics and in cultural and economic fields. English is used occasionally in commercial activities. Finally, other languages, such as French, Portuguese or German are not used very often.

Business language: Spanish, English

Religion: Catholics 66%, Jews 2%, Protestants 2%, Others 30%.

Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Montevideo

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 176,220 km²

Type of State: Oriental Republic based on parliamentary democracy with strong presidential form of government.

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy
An economy marked by agriculture, the agri-food industry and tourism. Advanced education and social security systems.

HID*: 0.852

HDI (world rank): 46/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Montevideo

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30°

Low: 19° | High: 26°

Humidity: 40% | Wind: 30 km/h
Sunrise: 6:39 am | Sunset: 8:17 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Uruguay, dial 00
To call in Uruguay, dial 598

Internet suffix: .uy

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Telephone lines: 0.0

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