- Capital: Montevideo
- Major Geographical Features
- Atlantic Ocean
- Rio de la Plata
- Uruguay River
- Cuchilla Gradne
- Rio Negro
- Laguna Merin
- Official Name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Formerly
- Banda Oriental
- Cisplatine Province
- Formerly
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Languages:
- Spanish
- Portunol or Brazilero (a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese)
- 1973: The Marxist guerrilla group, Tupamaros, is allowed to control the military
- 1985: Civilian Rule restored
- Independence: 1825 from Brazil
- Government: constitutional republic
- Currency: Uruguayan peso
- Uruguay is slightly larger than Washington
- Literacy: 98%
- Climate: Warm Temperate
- 2nd smallest nation in South America
- 3/4 grassland
- Lowest poverty and population growth rates in South America
- Highest urbanization and literacy rates in South America
- 93% of the population is either Spanish or Italian
- Around the same number lives in cities with Montevideo home to 33% of the population
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