Uruguay, South America

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Image of Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay

Uruguay Flag

Uruguay is a country on the Latin America and the Caribbean located in the South America sub‑region of the Americas continent.

Easy learning about Uruguay
Uruguay is located in	Latin America and the Caribbean South America Americas Continent
Uruguay has a population of	3,388,081 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Uruguay are called Uruguayans
The country’s total area is	176,220 Km² ( 109,498 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	52
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Uruguay HDI ranks in position nº 52 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.830 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Uruguay’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 157 countries Uruguay passport ranks in position nº 22 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Uruguay GDP per capita is	$22,693 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Uruguay ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Uruguay EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 538 ranks 36th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	33° 00' S, 56° 00' W Open in Google Maps
Uruguay Capital city	Montevideo
Neighbouring countries	Brazil, Argentina.
Uruguay Climate	warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Second most predominant religion	Protestant,
Currency name & code	Peso (UYU)
Internet ccTLD	.uy
Uruguay calling code	+598

19 departments (departamentos)

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