1.

Uruguay is the smallest Spanish

speaking country in South America

2. Uruguay means “river of painted birds”

The name Uruguay comes from the Guaraní word for the Uruguay River, which means either
“river where the bird lives,” “river of the painted birds,” “river of the snails,” or “winding river.”
The Uruguay River forms the natural boundary of Argentina and Uruguay, which is why the
official name of the country is “The Oriental Republic of Uruguay” due to its location to the
East of the Uruguay River.

Uruguay
country named for river that flows past it, which is from a native name in an extinct language,
said to represent uru "bird" + guay "tail," perhaps a reference to some totemic animal.
Related: Uruguayan.

3. Uruguay is the biggest consumer of beef

in the world
Uruguayans are meat lovers, consuming more than 50 kilos of beef –that's more than 110 pounds- per
person, per year, the most in the world.1. nov. 2019

Uruguay had the most cattle per capita in the world in 2021 followed by New Zealand
and Argentina.
It has the longest national anthem in the
world
 it is almost 5 minutes long

Uruguay hosted the 1st World cup ever

1930
July 13

First World Cup

1930 WORLD CUP FINAL: Uruguay 4-2 Argentina - YouTube
Uruguayans are obsessed with Mate
One of their traditional drinks is called mate, and it's still wildly popular in the area, even so
far as being the national drink of Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.

Mate is an infusion (tea) made from the leaves of the yerba mate plant and boiling water.

While Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay produce the most mate today, it is Uruguay that
consumes the most. They like, really really love their mate!

Ministerio de Turismo - GUB.UY (www.gub.uy)

100% of Uruguay's electricity comes from

renewable sources
Uruguay - Renewable Energy Equipment (trade.gov)
8. Uruguayans celebrate Gnocchi day on
the 29th of each month!
Dia de Ñoquis

This tradition is also a nod to the strong Italian influence in Uruguay as a

result of the large immigration from Italy between 1870 and the 1960s.
It's estimated that 45% of Uruguayans claim Italian ancestry and a
whopping 65% of those living in Montevideo.

Along with gnocchi, Montevideo boasts lots of mouthwatering Italian dishes, with
restaurants serving up some of the best pizza, pasta, and risotto we've tasted outside
of Italy. And while Spanish is the country's official language, it's said that
Uruguayans speak it with “Italian intonation!”

ll—shh
dude---bo
ok_ta

Spanish Accents Broken Down by a Latino- Cuba, Uruguay,

Nicaragua and a Mystery Surprise Country - YouTube

The Sound of the Uruguayan Spanish dialect (UDHR,

Numbers, Words & Story) - YouTube

The Sound of the Uruguayan Spanish dialect (UDHR,

Numbers, Words & Story) - YouTube