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 | $11.41 billion (2017 est.)m partners: China 19%, Brazil 16.1%, US 5.7%, Argentina 5.4% (2017) |
Government | presidential republic |
Capital | Montevideo |
Population | 3.4 million (July 2018 est.) |
Ethnicity | white 87.7%, black 4.6%, indigenous 2.4%, other .3%, none or unspecified 5%; note: data represent primary ethnic identity (2011 est.) |
Language | Spanish (official) |
News about Uruguay
- Uruguayan rural producers affected by stronger local currencyon March 28, 2024
Uruguay's rural producers underlined that the constant appreciation of the local peso against the US dollar was detrimental to their exporting activities and insisted that the appropriate exchange rate should be US$ 1 = UY$ 58 instead of UY$ 37.5, which represents a 3.9% drop so far this year.
- France's Macron tells Brazilian execs that prospective Mercosur-EU deal is 'terrible' and outdatedby Mauricio Savarese on March 27, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron has told Brazilian executives that a proposed deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur is bad for both parties
- Maduro's regime consolidating as a dictatorship, says Uruguay's FMon March 27, 2024
Uruguay's Foreign Minister Omar Paganini Tuesday said that Nicolás Maduro's regime was “consolidating itself as a dictatorship” after the main opposition candidates were unable to compete in the July 28 presidential elections. Paganini also underlined that Venezuela was “moving away from any possible democratic practice.”
- Mosquitoes invading Montevideo, not the ones carrying dengueon March 26, 2024
Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) Zoonosis and Vectors Director Gabriela Willat said Monday that "they are the flood mosquitoes, which breed in puddles and hatch at the same time." She made those remarks as the number of dengue cases is soaring in neighboring Argentina and Brazil while an increase is expected locally following the current Tourism Week […]
- UK-Uruguay Trade Dialogue statement with emphasis on Patents and Intellectual Propertyon March 25, 2024
Officials from the United Kingdom and Uruguay met in London for the second meeting of the Trade Dialogue on 19th March 2024. The dialogue continued its work to enhance trade and investment, support sustainable development, and promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences. At the meeting, officials reflected on the progress made since the last dialogue.
- Rice harvest in Uruguay expected to generate US$ 700 million in exportson March 25, 2024
It's rice harvest time in Uruguay, and the country expects to collect over a million tons of the cereal which is enjoying a favorable international prices prospect since the world's main exporter India, has dropped out of the market. The production of Uruguay's 150,000 hectares of rice paddies are expected to bring in close to US$ 700 million in exports […]
- JetSmart to fly twice a day between Montevideo and Buenos Aireson March 22, 2024
The budget carrier JetSmart announced this week that starting May 29 it will be offering two daily flights between the airports of Buenos Aires Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) and Montevideo's Carrasco. The official ceremony was held at the residence of Uruguay's Ambassador in Argentina Carlos Enciso, who was said to be pivotal in brokering these services […]
- Over 4,700 Uruguayans displaced due to heavy stormson March 22, 2024
A total of 4,722 Uruguayans were displaced from their homes Thursday as heavy rains caused severe floods in the departments (provinces) of Canelones, Colonia, Florida, Durazno, San Jose, Paysandu, and Rivera, the National Emergency System (Sinae) reported. President Luis Lacalle Pou visited some of the affected areas.
- Uruguay braces for heavy stormon March 21, 2024
Classes were suspended in Uruguay for Thursday and other precautions were taken after a red alert was declared following the Weather Bureau's forecast of heavy electrical storms. Such a measure is enacted "when the intensity of a meteorological phenomenon in course or forecast implies an extreme or imminent risk level for the population in general."
- Uruguay: President Lacalle announces first dengue-caused deathon March 20, 2024
President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday confirmed Uruguay's first fatality due to dengue fever in 2024 following a Health Ministry (MSP) report that a possible case was under investigation. The head of state will meet Wednesday with Health Minister Karina Rando at the Suarez y Reyes residency to review possible courses of action with the malady as a priority.
- Argentine Justice seeks repatriation of plane used in Condor Plan kidnappingon March 20, 2024
The Argentine justice system has requested Uruguay to repatriate a plane allegedly used in the infamous Condor Plan, a coordination effort between South American dictatorships during the 1970s and 1980s. The aircraft, a Hawker Siddeley twin-jet, is believed to have been utilized in the transfer of detainees during this dark period of political repression.