Capital of Uruguay:
MontevideoArea of Uruguay: 181,034 km² (69,898 mi²) (
90th)
Population of Uruguay: 3,386,588 (
134nd) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil.
Languages of Uruguay: Spanish (official, Rioplatense is the most widely spoken dialect)
Religions of Uruguay: Roman Catholic 42%,
Protestant 15%, other 6%, agnostic 3%, atheist 10%, unspecified 24% (2023 est.)
Currency:
Uruguayan peso (
UYU)
Calling code: (
+598)
Organizations: United Nations
Border countries (2):
Argentina 579 km,
Brazil 985 km.
Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 660 km (410 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Administrative divisions of Uruguay
19 departments (departamentos, sing. – departamento):
Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres.
Natural resources: arable land,
hydropower, minor
minerals, fisheries.