Uruguay

Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Latin America

Geography

Area: 176,215 sq km

Located between Brazil and Argentina on the east bank of the River Plate estuary.

Population: 3,372,222    Annual Growth: 0.28%

Capital: Montevideo

Urbanites: 92.5%

HDI Rank: 50 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)

Official language: Spanish    Languages: 12 All languages