Uruguay Facts

Uruguay Facts of Interest

Uruguay known as"Oriental Republic of Uruguay" or in Spanish"República Oriental del Uruguay"

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Uruguay has only one land border which is to the North connecting to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. To the west lies the Uruguay River, to the southwest Uruguay borders the estuary ofRío de la Plata. Finally, to the southeast this beautiful country touches the South Atlantic Ocean.

Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America. The only country smaller is Suriname.

Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, is home to 1.1 million of the Countries 3.3 million people.

Montevideo Uruguay is a quick 10 minute flight fromBuenos Aires Argentina

Official language - Spanish

Facts about theUruguay Economy:

GDP per capital - 60th at $11,969
Human Development Index - 46th at 0.852
Income Equality - 0.449 based on Gini Index
Literacy Rate - 51st - 97.7%
Unemployment Rate - 112th - 8.70%
Currency -Uruguayan peso

Political Facts

Uruguay Government - Presidential Republic
President - Tabaré Vázquez
Vice President - Rodolfo Nin Novoa
President-elect - José Mujica

Uruguay Health Facts

Fertility rate - 140th most fertile, at 1.85 per woman
Birth rate - 157th most births, at 13.91 per 1000 people
Infant mortality - 128th most deaths, at 1 per 1000 live births
Death rate - 84th death rate at 9.16 per 1000 people
Life Expectancy - 47th at 76.4 years
Suicide Rate - 24th suicide rate per 100,000
15.1 for males and 6.4 for females
HIV/AIDS Rate – 108th at 0.30%

Additional Facts about Uruguay

CO2 emissions – 125th highest emissions, at 1.65 tonnes per capita
Electrical Consumption – 88th highest consuming 7,762,000,000 kWh of electricity
Global Peace Index – 25th highest peace rating in 2009
Area - 90th Total 176,215 km2 / 68,037 sq mi
Water (%) 1.5%
Population - approx 3,361,000 (132nd)
Density - 196th 19.1/km2 / 49.4/sq mi
Vehicles drive on the right side of the road
Internet TLD.uy
Calling code +598