Country

Uruguay

Also Known As Oriental Republic of Uruguay

South America

Uruguay is a country in the Southern Cone of southeastern South America, bordering Argentina to the west and southwest and Brazil to the north and northeast, with the Rio de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It declared independence from the Empire of Brazil on 25 August 1825. It is a unitary presidential republic. Its capital is Montevideo. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Montevideo 2

Population

3,499,451 2

2023 census figure, from Uruguay's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2023 2

Area (sq km)

176,215 2

Independence or Founding Year

1825 2

The Thirty-Three Orientals declared independence from the Empire of Brazil on 25 August 1825, still celebrated as Uruguay's Independence Day; this followed Jose Gervasio Artigas's 1811 revolt against Spanish authorities, and was followed by the 1828 Treaty of Montevideo and the first constitution of 1830.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Uruguay

Associated With

Montevideo

Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay.

Source Montevideo (Wikipedia)

Southern Cone

Has Capital

Montevideo

Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay.

Source Montevideo (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Uruguay River

In the Other Atlases

Has Member

Mercosur

Also in Economics Atlas: a member of this subject.

Nationals Include

Carlos Gardel

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Joaquin Torres-Garcia

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Joaquin Torres-Garcia

Gaston Gonnet

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Eduardo Jimenez de Arechaga

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Enrique Armand-Ugon

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Graciela Gatti Santana

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Graciela Gatti Santana - WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Graciela Susana Gatti Santana (born 1 June 1964) is a Uruguayan judge who has served as a judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals since 2012 and its president since 2022.

Hector Gros Espiell

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Jorge Chediak

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Leslie van Rompaey

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Leslie van Rompaey, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Leslie van Rompaey (born 21 December 1946, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan lawyer and former judge.

Rafael Addiego Bruno

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ricardo Perez Manrique

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Andrés Mazali

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Andrés Mazali (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC

Quote, Biographical information, NOC

NOC Uruguay

Héctor Castro

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Héctor Castro (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC

Quote, Biographical information, NOC

NOC Uruguay

Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer)

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is a Uruguayan professional footballer

Mauro Goicoechea

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Mauro Goicoechea (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia (born 27 March 1988) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uruguayan Primera División team Danubio.

Óscar Míguez

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Óscar Míguez (source article)Lead sentence, nationality

Quote, Lead sentence, nationality

was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a forward

Origin Of

Chimichurri

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Chimichurri (Wikidata)

Feijoa

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source CooksInfo: FeijoaEncyclopaedia entry text

Quote, Encyclopaedia entry text

Feijoa is native to parts of South America including Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Mate Culture

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Mate (Encyclopaedia Britannica)tier 1

Gaucho Literature

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Gaucho literature - Wikipedia

Carlos Vaz Ferreira

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Carlos Vaz Ferreira, WikipediaLead sentence 1

Quote, Lead sentence 1

Carlos Vaz Ferreira (October 15, 1872 – January 3, 1958) was a Uruguayan philosopher, lawyer, writer, and academic.

Site Of

MercadoLibre, Inc.

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central Bank of Uruguay

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Mercosur

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Universidad de la Republica

Also in Education Atlas: which is located in this subject.