Uruguay Guide
Uruguay – country information Country name Uruguay Official name Eastern Republic of Uruguay Capital Montevideo Continent South America Area 175,016 km2 Population 3,286,314 (2011) Foundation of a state 25/8/1825 The highest mountains Cerro de las Ánimas 501 m Longest rivers Uruguay (part) 2200 km State system a pluralistic presidential republic with a bicameral parliament The biggest cities Montevideo (capital) 1,425,000, Salto 105,000, Paysandú 95,000 Official language Spanish Ethnicity/National Composition inhabitants of Spanish-Italian origin 86%, mestizos 8%, mulattoes and blacks 6%…