Country (long form) |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
Capital |
Montevideo |
Total Area |
68,038.92 sq mi 176,220.00 sq km (slightly smaller than the state of Washington) |
Population |
3,360,105 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,499,457 |
Languages |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) |
Literacy |
97.3% total, 96.9% male, 97.7% female (1995 est.) |
Religions |
Roman Catholic 66% (less than one-half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31% |
Life Expectancy |
72.11 male, 78.96 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
constitutional republic |
Currency |
1 Uruguayan peso ($Ur) = 100 centesimos |
GDP (per capita) |
$9,300 (2000 est.) |
Industry |
food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages |
Agriculture |
wheat, rice, barley, corn, sorghum; livestock; fish |
Arable Land |
7% |
Natural Resources |
arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries |
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