🚩 Flag of Uruguay • live waving render
Americas — South America
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇺🇾 Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
3.5M
Population
World #134
181,034 km²
Land Area
World #92
$79.7 billion
GDP (USD)
World #82
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Did You Know?
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Uruguay is the world's #134 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #92 globally by land area — covering about 0.12% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 2 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #82 worldwide with a GDP of $79.7 billion USD.
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Population density is 19.3 people per km² — world rank #207.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Montevideo
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Phone Code
+598
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Internet TLD
.uy
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Nationality
Uruguayan
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
UY / URY / 858
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Coordinates
-33.00°, -56.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$79.7 billion USD
World rank #82 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$22,784
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
19.3 /km²
World density rank #207
$
Uruguayan peso
UYU • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
3,499,451
World rank #134 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Spanish
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Demonym
Uruguayan
What its people are called
🗣️ Spanish
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
181,034 km²
0.12% of Earth's landmass • World #92
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Land Borders
2 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC-03:00
America/Montevideo
UYT — Uruguay Standard Time
“Uruguay” Around the World
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الأوروغواي
جمهورية الأوروغواي الشرقية
bre
Uruguay
Republik Reter Uruguay
ces
Uruguay
Uruguayská východní republika
deu
Uruguay
Republik Östlich des Uruguay
est
Uruguay
Uruguay Idavabariik
fin
Uruguay
Uruguayn itäinen tasavalta
fra
Uruguay
République orientale de l'Uruguay
hrv
Urugvaj
Orijentalna Republika Urugvaj
hun
Uruguay
Uruguayi Keleti Köztársaság
ita
Uruguay
Repubblica Orientale dell'Uruguay
jpn
ウルグアイ
ウルグアイ東方共和国
kor
우루과이
우루과이 동방 공화국
nld
Uruguay
Oosterse Republiek Uruguay
per
اروگوئه
جمهوری اروگوئه
pol
Urugwaj
Wschodnia Republika Urugwaju
por
Uruguai
República Oriental do Uruguai
rus
Уругвай
Восточной Республики Уругвай
slk
Uruguaj
Uruguajská východná republika
spa
Uruguay
República Oriental del Uruguay
srp
Urugvaj
Istočna Republika Urugvaj
swe
Uruguay
Republiken Uruguay
tur
Uruguay
Uruguay Doğu Cumhuriyeti
urd
یوراگوئے
جمہوریہ شرقیہ یوراگوئے
zho
乌拉圭
乌拉圭东岸共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
UY
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ISO Alpha-3
URY
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
858
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q77
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Also Spelled As
UY • Oriental Republic of Uruguay • República Oriental del Uruguay