Place:Uruguay

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NameUruguay
Alt namesEastern Republic of Uruguaysource: Wikipedia
La Banda Orientalsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 677-678
Oriental Republic of Uruguaysource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 677-678; NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
República Oriental del Uruguaysource: Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 729; Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 745
República Oriental del Uruguaysource: Wikipedia
Uruguaisource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) p 344
TypeCountry
Coordinates34.183°S 58.25°W
Contained Places
Department
Artigas
Canelones
Cerro Largo
Colonia
Durazno
Flores
Florida
Lavalleja
Maldonado
Paysandú
Rivera
Rocha
Río Negro
Salto
San José
Soriano
Tacuarembó
Trienta y Tres
Inhabited place
Montevideo
Treinta y Tres
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Uruguay , officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and sometimes called the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.3 million people,[1] of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88% of the population is of European descent.[1] With an area of approximately , Uruguay is the second-smallest nation in South America by area, after Suriname.

Colonia del Sacramento, one of the oldest European settlements in the country, was founded by the Portuguese in 1680. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold.[2] Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a four-way struggle amongst Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil. It is a democratic constitutional republic, with a president who is both head of state and head of government.

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