Uruguay

Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Also known as: República Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish)

Flag of Uruguay
Capital of Uruguay: Montevideo
Area 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.)
Ethnic groups in Uruguay: White 88.0%, Black 10.6%, Indigenous 6.4%, East Asian 0.7%, Other 6.4% (2023 est.)
Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Time zone: UTC−03:00 (UYT)
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
Uruguay Map

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.