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Country info
| Continent: | South America |
|---|---|
| Country code: | UY |
| Phone code: | +598 |
| Top level domain: | .uy |
| Provinces: | 19 |
| Capital: | Montevideo |
| Latitude: | -32.522779 |
| Longitude: | -55.765835 |
| More information: | Wikipedia |
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a sovereign state in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata (River of Silver) to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.44 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres, Uruguay is geographically the 2nd-smallest nation in South America, after Suriname.
The Economist named Uruguay "country of the year" in 2013, acknowledging the innovative policy of legalizing the production, sale and consumption of cannabis. Same-sex marriage and abortion are also legal, leading Uruguay to be regarded as one of the most progressive nations in the world, and one of the most socially developed, outstanding regionally, and ranking highly on global measures of personal rights, tolerance, and inclusion issues.
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