Uruguay March 11, 2020 Americas , Atlantic , Atlantic Ocean , Banda Oriental , Brazilian colony , colony , Francophonie , Hispanic America , Lake Rincón del Bonete , Latin America , Latin Union , Mercosur , Montevideo , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Oriental Republic of the Uruguay , Portuñol , Province cisplatine , Punta del Este , República Oriental del Uruguay , République orientale de l'Uruguay , Río de la Plata , Rio Negro , South America , Spanish , Spanish colony , Spanish Empire , Spanish language , UNASUR , Union of South American Nations , Uruguay Official name Oriental Republic of the Uruguay Name in local language República Oriental del Uruguay (es) Continent Americas Subcontinent South America Population (ranking: 136e ) 3,530,912 inhabitants (2020) Population growth 0.37 % / year Area 175,016 km² Density 20.17 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 83e )59.597 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 17,278 $USD (2018) GDP growth 1.60 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 77.80 years (2018) Birth rate 13.10 ‰ (2017) Fertility rate 1.81 children / woman (2017) Death rate (ranking ) 9.44 ‰ (2017) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 7.50 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 98.49 % (2015) Official languages Spanish Currency Uruguayan peso (UYU) HDI (ranking: 83e )0.808 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )64.65 (2018) Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic Head of State President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou National Day 25 August (declaration of independence of 1825) ISO Codes UY, URY Demonym Uruguayan Tourists (ranking ) 3,674,000 people (2017)
Uruguay is a country in South America located in the south of Brazil and in the east of Argentina , from which it is separated by the Uruguay River which gave it its name. Uruguay is a small, sparsely populated country, “stuck” between the two giants.
Punta del Este Peninsula, seaside resort of Uruguay Pocitos beach, Montevideo, Uruguay. Photo: Fedaro The capital Montevideo gathers nearly 60% of the total population of the country, and the demographic weight of its urban area increases each year. This leaves little place for the rest of the country’s urban network, whose framework is poorly developed.
Urban areas (2017) Urban areas Population Montevideo 2,078,343 inhabitants Salto-Concordia (Argentine) 266,053 inhabitants Rivera-Santana do Livramento (Brésil) 147,789 inhabitants Maldonado-Punta del Este 135,399 inhabitants Paysandú 96,314 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Departments Population Area Artigas 74,811 inhabitants 11,928 km² Canelones 581,531 inhabitants 4,536 km² Cerro Largo 89,558 inhabitants 13,648 km² Colonia 130,009 inhabitants 6,106 km² Durazno 58,995 inhabitants 11,643 km² Flores 26,504 inhabitants 5,144 km² Florida 69,313 inhabitants 10,417 km² Lavalleja 59,161 inhabitants 10,016 km² Maldonado 187,575 inhabitants 4,793 km² Montevideo 1,381,228 inhabitants 530 km² Paysandú 119,094 inhabitants 13,922 km² Río Negro 57,644 inhabitants 9,282 km² Rivera 108,319 inhabitants 9,370 km² Rocha 73,999 inhabitants 10,551 km² Salto 132,294 inhabitants 14,163 km² San José 115,584 inhabitants 4,992 km² Soriano 84,032 inhabitants 9,008 km² Tacuarembó 93,039 inhabitants 15,438 km² Treinta y Tres 50,516 inhabitants 9,529 km²
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