Uruguay

Oriental Republic of Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay  (Spanish)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Libertad o Muerte" (Spanish) "Freedom or Death"
Anthem: Himno Nacional de Uruguay National Anthem of Uruguay
Capital and largest city	Montevideo
Official language	Spanish Uruguayan Sign Language
Ethnic groups ([1])	88% White 8% Mestizo 4% Black <1% Amerindian
Demonym(s)	Uruguayan
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
• Vice President	Beatriz Argimón
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Chamber of Senators
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independence from the Empire of Brazil
• Declaration	25 August 1825
• Recognition	28 August 1828
• Constitution	18 July 1830
Area
• Total	176,215 km2 (68,037 sq mi) (91st)
• Water (%)	1.5
Population
• 2011 estimate	3,318,535[1] (133rd)
• 2011 census	3,286,314[2]
• Density	18.65/km2 (48.3/sq mi) (196th)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	$56.338 billion[3]
• Per capita	$16,607[3]
GDP (nominal)	2013 estimate
• Total	$55.412 billion[3]
• Per capita	$16,334[3]
Gini (2010)	45.3[4] medium
HDI (2013)	0.792[5] high · 51st
Currency	Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Time zone	UTC−3 (UYT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−2 (UYST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+598
ISO 3166 code	UY
Internet TLD	.uy

Uruguay (officially named Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country in South America. The language spoken there is Spanish. Its capital and largest city is Montevideo. Uruguay is bordered by two large neighbors, Brazil and Argentina. The only country in South America that is smaller than Uruguay is Suriname. The land is mostly flat, and there are many farms in the countryside.

The area around Uruguay was fought over by the Portuguese and Spanish Empires in the 18th century. In the 1810s it was the center of the Banda Oriental, a Federal League of states in the Río de la Plata region. Argentina and Brazil took the majority in wars, leaving Uruguay as independent.

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2. ↑ Resultados del Censo de Población 2011: población, crecimiento y estructura por sexo y edad Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine ine.gub.uy
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Uruguay". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
4. ↑ "Gini Index". World Bank. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
5. ↑ "Human Development Report 2013" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2013.