Friday, August 15, 2014

Uruguay

  • 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
  • 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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