Uruguay - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Uruguay. Uruguay (officially: Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country in Americas, precisely in South America, with a population of about 3.4 Millions inhabitants today (2024-10-28). The capital city of Oriental Republic of Uruguay is Montevideo, and the official country TLD code is .uy. Uruguay has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as UY, URY, URU, 858 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Uruguay , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Uruguay
Official Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Common (Native) Uruguay
Official (Native) Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Alternative spellings UY, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, República Oriental del Uruguay
Translations ⬇️
Languages
spa Spanish
Geography
User Country Flag

Flag

Uruguay is located in South America and has a total land area of 181034 km². It is bounded by Argentina, Brazil and the capital city is Montevideo

Region/Continent South America
Subregion South America
TimeZone UTC-03:00
Capital city Montevideo
Area 181034 km²
Population 2024-10-28 3.4 Millions
Bordered Countreies Argentina, Brazil
Demonym
eng Male: Uruguayan / Female: Uruguayan
fra Male: Uruguayen / Female: Uruguayenne
Lat/Lng -33, -56
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Uruguay

The flag of Uruguay is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of white alternating with blue, with a white square superimposed in the canton. In the white square is a yellow sun bearing a human face — the Sun of May — from which sixteen rays extend. The sun's rays alternate between triangular and wavy.

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Currency
Name Uruguayan peso
Code UYU
Symbol $
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side right
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 UY
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 URY
ISO 3166-1 numeric 858
International calling code +598
FIFA 3 Letter Code URU
All Important Facts about Uruguay

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Uruguay is found in South America