Uruguay

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Geography

Location: South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Ar­gentina and Brazil. Area: 176,220 sq. km. Principal cities: Montevideo, Salto, and Paysandu. Tourist attrac­tions: Casa Pueblo, Cerro Pan de Azucar, Mercado del Puerto, Museo del Indio y del Gaucho, Museo Didactico Artiguista, River Delta, and The Uruguayan Riviera. Time zone: GMT -3 hours.

People

Population: 3,460,601 (July 2007 est.). Population growth rate: 0.504%
(2007 est.). Sex ratio: 0.948 male(s)/ female (2007 est.). Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, non-pro­fessing or others. Languages: Spanish, Portunol or Brazilero. Literacy rate: Totaf 98%, Male 97.6%, Female 98.4% (2003 est.). Infant mortality rate: 12.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.). Life expectancy: Total 75.93 years, Male 72.68 years, Female 79.3 years (2007 est.).

Government

Capital: Montevideo. National an­them: Orientales, la Patria O la tumba. Government type: Constitu­tional republic. Independence: 25 Au­gust 1825 (from Brazil). Legal system: Based on Spanish civil law system. Executive branch: Chief of state: President Tabare Vazquez (since f March 2005). The president is both the chief of state and head of government. Legislative branch: Uruguay has a bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General. The Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores has 30 seats. The Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes has 99 seats. Judicial branch: Supreme court.

Economy

Currency: Uruguayan peso. Currency conversion: Uruguayan peso per Indian rupee—0.5875 (June 2007 est.), GDP: Purchasing power parity—$37.54 billion (2006 est.). GDP—real growth rate: 7% (2006 est.). GDP—per capita: Purchasing power parity—$ 10,900 (2006 est.). inflation rate: 6.5% (2006 est.). Exports: $3,993 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.). Imports: $4,532 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.). External debt: $11.4 billion (2006 est.).

Transport and Communications

Railways: 2,073 km. Roads: 8,983 km. Airports: Carrasco International Airport. Telephones: 946,500 (2002). Mobile cellular: 600,000 (2004). Internet users: 400,000 (2002). Internet country code: .uy. ISD code: 598.
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