The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a sovereign country located in southeastern South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

. It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

 and its metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

.

It is bordered by Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 to the north, by Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 across the bank of both the Uruguay River

Uruguay River

The Uruguay River is a river in South America. It flows from north to south and makes boundary with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries...

 to the west and the estuary

Estuary

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 of Río de la Plata

Río de la Plata

The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...

 to the southwest, and the South Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

 to the southeast. Its surface is 176.215 km² being by its territorial extension the second smallest country in South America, larger only than Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

 and the French

France

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 overseas department of French Guiana

French Guiana

French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...

.

Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1825-1828 following a three-way struggle between Spain

Spain

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, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, where the president

President

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 fulfills the roles of both head of state

Head of State

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 and head of government

Head of government

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.

The economy

Economy

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 is largely based on agriculture

Agriculture

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 (making up 10% of GDP and the most substantial export) and the state sector, Uruguay's economy is on the whole more stable than in its surrounding states, and it maintains a solid reputation with investors.

According to Transparency International

Transparency International

Transparency International is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide...

, Uruguay is the second least corrupt country in Latin America

Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

 (after Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

), with its political and labor conditions being among the freest on the continent.

In November 2007 it became the first Latin American country and the second in all of the Americas

Americas

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 to recognize same-sex civil union

Civil union

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s at the national level.

94.6% of the population are of European

European ethnic groups

The ethnic groups in Europe are the various ethnic groups that reside in the nations of Europe. European ethnology is the field of anthropology focusing on Europe....

 descent. Just under half of the population are declared Roman Catholics. However, the majority of Uruguayans are only nominally religious.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uruguay:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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  :
• Common English country name: Uruguay
  Uruguay
  Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Uruguayan
  Uruguayan
  Uruguayan is an adjective that may refer to things related to Uruguay like :* the Uruguayan Air Force* the Uruguayan cuisine* the Uruguayan Football Association* the Uruguayan literature* the Uruguayan people* the Uruguayan peso...
  
  
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
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  : Name of Uruguay
• International rankings of Uruguay
  International rankings of Uruguay
  The following are international rankings of .-Culture :-Energy :*Total electricity consumption ranked 88th highest consumption-Environment :*Carbon dioxide emissions per capita ranked 125th highest emissions-Geography :-Government :...
  
  
• ISO country codes: UY, URY, 858
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:UY
  ISO 3166-2:UY
  ISO 3166-2:UY is the entry for Uruguay in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Uruguay, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
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  : .uy
  .uy
  .uy is the Internet country code top-level domain for Uruguay. Domain names must be registered at third-level.-Second-level domains:* .com.uy: for commercial companies...
  
  

Geography of Uruguay

• Uruguay is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere
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  • Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
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    • Latin America
      Latin America
      Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
      
      
      • South America
        South America
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        • Southern Cone
          Southern Cone
          Southern Cone is a geographic region composed of the southernmost areas of South America, south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Although geographically this includes part of Southern and Southeast of Brazil, in terms of political geography the Southern cone has traditionally comprised Argentina,...
          
          
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : UTC-03, October–March UTC-02
  • Extreme points of Uruguay
    • High: Cerro Catedral
      Cerro Catedral (Uruguay)
      Cerro Catedral , also known as Cerro Cordillera, is a peak and the highest point of Uruguay, with an altitude of . It is located north of Maldonado Department, in the municipality of Aiguá, in a hill range named Sierra Carapé, which constitutes part of a larger range named Cuchilla Grande...
      
       514 m (1,686 ft)
    • Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 1,648 km

 Brazil 1,068 km

 Argentina 580 km

• Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 660 km
• Population of Uruguay: 3,340,000 - 132nd most populous country
• Area of Uruguay: 176 km²
• Atlas of Uruguay

Environment of Uruguay

• Climate of Uruguay
  Climate of Uruguay
  The climate of Uruguay is humid subtropical . It is fairly uniform nationwide, since the country is located entirely within the temperate zone. Seasonal variations are pronounced, but extremes in temperature are rare. As would be expected by its abundance of water, high humidity and fog are common...
  
  
• Environmental issues in Uruguay
• Ecoregions in Uruguay
• Renewable energy in Uruguay
• Geology of Uruguay
  Geology of Uruguay
  The geology of Uruguay combines areas of Precambrian-aged shield units with a region of volcanic rock erupted during the Cretaceous and copious sedimentary facies the oldest of which date from the Devonian...
  
  
• Protected areas of Uruguay
  • Biosphere reserves in Uruguay
  • National parks of Uruguay
• Wildlife of Uruguay
  • Flora of Uruguay
  • Fauna of Uruguay
    • Birds of Uruguay
    • Mammals of Uruguay

Natural geographic features of Uruguay

• Fjords of Uruguay
• Glaciers of Uruguay
• Islands of Uruguay
• Lakes of Uruguay
• Mountains of Uruguay
  • Volcanoes in Uruguay
• Rivers of Uruguay
  • Waterfalls of Uruguay
• Valleys of Uruguay
• World Heritage Sites in Uruguay

Government and politics of Uruguay

Main article: Government of Uruguay and Politics of Uruguay

Politics of Uruguay

The Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and Legislative power is vested in the two...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : presidential
  Presidential system
  A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
  
   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   republic
  Republic
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• Capital of Uruguay: Montevideo

• Elections in Uruguay
  Elections in Uruguay
  Uruguay elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot for a five year term by the people. The General Assembly has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies has 99 members, elected for a five year term by...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Uruguay
• Political scandals of Uruguay
• Taxation in Uruguay

Executive branch of the government of Uruguay

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Uruguay
  President of Uruguay
  The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
  
  ,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Uruguay,
• Cabinet of Uruguay
  Cabinet of Uruguay
  The Cabinet of Uruguay is composed of thirteen cabinet ministers. Each is appointed by the President of Uruguay, and serves as the head of a particular executive department.-Members of the Council of Ministers:- References :...
  
  

Legislative branch of the government of Uruguay

• Parliament of Uruguay (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Uruguay
    Senate of Uruguay
    The Chamber of Senators is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay. The Chamber has 30 members elected for a five year term by proportional representation; the vice-president of Uruguay presides over the chamber's sessions...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Uruguay

Judicial branch of the government of Uruguay

• Supreme Court of Uruguay

Foreign relations of Uruguay

• Diplomatic missions in Uruguay
• Diplomatic missions of Uruguay
  Diplomatic missions of Uruguay
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Uruguay, excluding honorary consulates.- Europe :** Vienna ** Brussels ** Prague ** Paris ** Berlin ** Hamburg ** Athens...
  
  

International organization membership

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a member of:

• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Andean Community of Nations
  Andean Community of Nations
  The Andean Community is a customs union comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The trade bloc was called the Andean Pact until 1996 and came into existence with the signing of the Cartagena Agreement in 1969...
  
   (CAN) (associate)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• Inter-American Development Bank
  Inter-American Development Bank
  The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean...
  
   (IADB)
• International Atomic Energy Agency
  International Atomic Energy Agency
  The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
  
   (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce
  International Chamber of Commerce
  The International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise....
  
   (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court
  International Criminal Court
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   (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
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   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization
  International Hydrographic Organization
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   (IHO)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
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   (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization
  International Maritime Organization
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   (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
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   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
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   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
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   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
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   (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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   (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Latin American Economic System
  Latin American Economic System
  The Latin American and the Caribbean Economic System, officially known as Sistema Económico Latinoamericano y del Caribe , is an organization founded in 1975 to promote economic cooperation and social development between Latin American and the Caribbean countries...
  
   (LAES)
• Latin American Integration Association
  Latin American Integration Association
  The Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración is a Latin American trade integration association, based in Montevideo. Its main objective is the establishment of a common market, in pursuit of the economic and social development of the region...
  
   (LAIA)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)

• Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States
  Organization of American States
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   (OAS)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration
  Permanent Court of Arbitration
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   (PCA)
• Rio Group
  Rio Group
  - List of Summit meetings :- See also :* Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, possible successor of the Rio Group* Union of South American Nations...
  
   (RG)
• Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
• Unión Latina
• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
• United Nations
  United Nations
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   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  MINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French acronym for "Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental" — United Nations Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara.-Purpose of the mission:MINURSO...
  
   (MINURSO)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
  United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
  The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the...
  
   (UNOMIG)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire
  United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
  The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire is a peacekeeping mission whose objective is "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003"...
  
   (UNOCI)
• United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
  United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
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   (MINUSTAH)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
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• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Uruguay

• Capital punishment in Uruguay
• Constitution of Uruguay
  Constitution of Uruguay
  The Constitution of Uruguay is the supreme law of Uruguay. Its first version was written in 1830 and its last amendment was made in 2002. A new amendment is in talks as of April 2007....
  
  
• Crime in Uruguay
• Human rights in Uruguay
  • LGBT rights in Uruguay
    LGBT rights in Uruguay
    LGBT rights in Uruguay are among the most advanced in South America. Same-sex sexual activity is legal, anti-discrimination laws are in place, and gays and lesbians are allowed to serve openly in the military...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Uruguay
• Law enforcement in Uruguay
  Law enforcement in Uruguay
  -Historical secret police organizations:*Organismo Coordinador de Actividades Anti-Subversivas -Sources:# World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto. by Taylor & Francis. 2004,...
  
  

Military of Uruguay

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
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    • Ministry of Defence of Uruguay
• Forces
  • Army of Uruguay
  • Navy of Uruguay
  • Air Force of Uruguay
  • Special forces of Uruguay
• Military history of Uruguay
• Military ranks of Uruguay

History of Uruguay

Main article: History of Uruguay

History of Uruguay

This is about the history of Uruguay.-Pre-Columbian times and colonization:The only documented inhabitants of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were the Charrua, a small tribe driven south by the Guaraní of Paraguay...

, Timeline of the history of Uruguay, and Current events of Uruguay

• Economic history of Uruguay
• Military history of Uruguay

Culture of Uruguay

• Architecture of Uruguay
• Cuisine of Uruguay
• Ethnic minorities in Uruguay
• Festivals in Uruguay
• Humor in Uruguay
• Languages of Uruguay
• Media in Uruguay
• National symbols of Uruguay
  • Coat of arms of Uruguay
    Coat of arms of Uruguay
    The coat of arms of Uruguay was first adopted by law on March 19, 1829.-Exterior features:It consists of an oval, which is divided into four equal sections and crowned by a rising golden sun, the “Sun of May”, symbolizing the rising of the Uruguayan nation...
    
    
  • Flag of Uruguay
    Flag of Uruguay
    The national flag of Uruguay has a field of nine equal horizontal stripes alternating white and blue. The canton is white, charged with the Sun of May, from which 16 rays extend, alternating between triangular and wavy...
    
    
  • National anthem of Uruguay
    National Anthem of Uruguay
    The "National Anthem of Uruguay" is the longest national anthem in terms of duration with 105 bars of music .The anthem's lyrics are by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa, who was also author of the lyrics to Paraguay's national anthem; "Paraguayos, República o Muerte".The lyrics were officially declared...
    
    
• People of Uruguay
• Prostitution in Uruguay
  Prostitution in Uruguay
  Prostitution in Uruguay is legal for persons over the age of 18. Prostitution is common and it is practiced openly in major cities and tourist resorts....
  
  
• Public holidays in Uruguay
  Public holidays in Uruguay
  The following are public holidays in Uruguay.-References:...
  
  
• Records of Uruguay
• Religion in Uruguay
  Religion in Uruguay
  Church and state are officially separated since 1916 in Uruguay. According to the most recent official survey approximately 58.1% of Uruguayans define themselves as Christian , and approximately 40.89% of the population professes no religion , 0.6% as followers of Umbanda...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Uruguay
  • Christianity in Uruguay
  • Hinduism in Uruguay
  • Islam in Uruguay
    Islam in Uruguay
    The statistics for Islam in Uruguay estimate a total Muslim population of 300 to 400, representing 0.01 percent of the population. There are two Islamic centers, both of them in Montevideo:1) Egyptian Cultural Islamic Center....
    
    
  • Judaism in Uruguay
  • Sikhism in Uruguay
• World Heritage Sites in Uruguay

Art in Uruguay

• Art in Uruguay
• Cinema of Uruguay
  Cinema of Uruguay
  The Cinema of Uruguay has a role in the Culture of Uruguay. The industry has many actors and directors that made the Uruguayan cinema a part of Latin American cinema.-The early days:...
  
  
• Literature of Uruguay
• Music of Uruguay
  Music of Uruguay
  The music of Uruguay includes a number of local musical forms. The most distinctive ones are tango, murga, a form of musical theatre, and candombe, an afro-Uruguayan type of music which occur yearly during the Carnival period. There is also milonga, a folk guitar and song form deriving from Spanish...
  
  
• Television in Uruguay
• Theatre in Uruguay

Sports in Uruguay

• Football in Uruguay
  Football in Uruguay
  Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay. The Uruguay national football team has won two FIFA World Cup titles. The team won the first edition of the tournament in 1930 and won again in 1950.- History :...
  
  
• Uruguay at the Olympics
  Uruguay at the Olympics
  Uruguay first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics....
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Uruguay

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 86th (eighty-sixth)

• Agriculture in Uruguay
  Agriculture in Uruguay
  Agriculture in Uruguay has in the past constituted a hugely significant factor in the economic life of the country and continues to play a sizeable contemporary role.-History:...
  
  
• Banking in Uruguay
  • National Bank of Uruguay
• Communications in Uruguay
  Communications in Uruguay
  - Telecommunications and Broadcast Networks :Telephones - main lines in use:965,200 Telephones - mobile cellular:3,004,323 Telephone system:some modern facilitiesdomestic:...
  
  
  • Internet in Uruguay
• Companies of Uruguay

• Currency of Uruguay
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Peso
  Uruguayan peso
  Uruguayan peso has been a name of the Uruguayan currency since Uruguay's settlement by Europeans. The present currency, the peso uruguayo was adopted in 1993 and is subdivided into 100 centésimos.-Introduction:...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : UYU

• Economic history of Uruguay
• Energy in Uruguay
  • Energy policy of Uruguay
  • Oil industry in Uruguay
• Health care in Uruguay
• Mining in Uruguay
• Uruguay Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Uruguay
  Tourism in Uruguay
  Tourism in Uruguay is an important facet of the nation's economy.-Overview:Relative to its modest land area and population, Uruguay is both a popular international tourism destination and home to a vigorous, domestic tourist trade...
  
  
• Transport in Uruguay
  Transport in Uruguay
  Transport in nation of Uruguay consists of 2,835 km of rail network, 8,983 km of roads, 1,600 km of navigable waterways, and 15 airports/landing fields serviced by the national airline PLUNA.-Railways:total:2835.558 km...
  
  
  • Airports in Uruguay
  • Rail transport in Uruguay
    Rail transport in Uruguay
    The Uruguayan railway network has approximately 2900 km of lines, all of gauge 1435 mm, diesel traction and only 11 km of double track...
    
    
  • Roads in Uruguay
• Water supply and sanitation in Uruguay
  Water supply and sanitation in Uruguay
  Uruguay is the only country in Latin America that has achieved quasi universal coverage of access to safe drinking water supply and adequate sanitation . Water service quality is considered good, with practically all localities in Uruguay receiving disinfected water on a continuous basis...
  
  

See also

• Index of Uruguay-related articles
• List of Uruguay-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  
• Outline of South America
• South America Life Quality Rankings
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Economy and Finance
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Law and Justice

External links

General

• Country profile of Uruguay by BBC News

Maps

• Maps of Uruguay at WorldAtlas.com