Area Total | 176,215 sq km |
Climate | warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown |
Natural Resources | arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish |
Imports | $8.607 billion (2017 est.) partners: China 20%, Brazil 19.5%, Argentina 12.6%, US 10.9% (2017) |
Exports | $11.41 billion (2017 est.)m partners: China 19%, Brazil 16.1%, US 5.7%, Argentina 5.4% (2017) |
Government | presidential republic |
Capital | Montevideo |
Population | 3.4 million (July 2018 est.) |
Ethnicity | white 87.7%, black 4.6%, indigenous 2.4%, other .3%, none or unspecified 5%; note: data represent primary ethnic identity (2011 est.) |
Language | Spanish (official) |
News about Uruguay
- Uruguay halts Neptuno water supply project for 90 dayson April 25, 2025
The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi and the Aguas de Montevideo consortium signed an agreement Thursday to suspend the Neptuno Project contract for 90 days. This temporary halt pauses the construction of the Arazatí water treatment plant to renegotiate terms established under the previous administration. A Torre Ejecutiva working group will […]
- Montevideo's Carrasco Airport to reach top international standardson April 24, 2025
Montevideo's Carrasco Airport's international status will be upgraded to a Category III B Instrument Landing System (ILS) after an investment of more than US$ 20 million. The improvement will enable safer and more efficient operations in adverse weather conditions. Work has already begun on the alternate runway and will be extended to the main runway in […]
- Uruguayan Bishops Hold Mass to Honor Legacy of Pope Francison April 24, 2025
Uruguayan bishops held a solemn mass on Wednesday at Montevideo’s Cathedral to honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. The ceremony drew around a thousand attendees, filling every seat and standing space in the historic church.
- Uruguay's Defense Ministry takes disciplinary measures in Cardama deal probeon April 22, 2025
Senior Uruguayan Navy officers, including former Commander-in-Chief Jorge Wilson, were handed down arrest sanctions for their roles in purchasing two ocean patrol vessels (OPVs) from Spain's Cardama shipyard, a company with no experience in that type of unit, and was also facing financial hardships.
- Uruguay's new Housing Minister to be sworn in Tuesdayon April 22, 2025
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi picked Tamara Paseyro, previously the director of Social and Urban Integration at the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Ordering (MVOT), to become the new Minister of Housing, replacing Cecilia Cairo following her resignation amid a days-long scandal regarding unpaid taxes on her residence in Montevideo’s Pajas Blancas […]
- Uruguay's housing minister resigns over unpaid taxes on her residenceon April 18, 2025
Cecilia Cairo resigned as Uruguay's Minister of Housing and Territorial Planning on Thursday following controversy over her failure to regularize her house’s construction and update its real estate taxes for at least 20 years, making minimum payments incompatible with the residence's size. President Yamandú Orsi plans to accept her resignation through a […]
- Paraguay and Uruguay prepare for new scenario with stronger Argentine pesoon April 15, 2025
Following Buenos Aires' announcements regarding the lifting of restrictions to exchange local pesos into US dollars, neighboring Uruguay and Paraguay are preparing for the changes to come. Both countries foresee an increasing influx of Argentine travelers to benefit from the new scenario, which in the case of Paraguay also includes a depreciating guaraní.
- Orsi reviews fraud allegations and congratulates Noboa on his winon April 15, 2025
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi congratulated Daniel Noboa on his reelection in Ecuador after discussing the fraud allegations with Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin, it was reported in Montevideo. The Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) leader also mourned the passing of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa and reviewed the Arazatí Water Project as well as the […]
- Petro and Orsi discuss ambitious projects for Latin Americaon April 10, 2025
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi agreed Wednesday in Tegucigalpa with his Colombian colleague Gustavo Petro to advance Latin American integration through a continental electricity grid powered by renewable energy, a regional pharmaceutical agency to produce essential medicines, and cooperation in artificial intelligence, quantum mathematics, and space […]
- Uruguayan authorities suggest would-be travelers get vaccinated against measleson April 9, 2025
Uruguay's Ministry of Public Health (MSP) Wednesday issued an alert for measles ahead of Tourism Week -the country's lay version of Easter Week- urging travelers, especially those heading to Argentina, to verify they have two doses of the measles vaccine, as the neighboring country has been reported to be experiencing community transmission of the highly […]