Uruguay

Our country
 Information
• Officially the Republic of Uruguay is a country in the southeastern of South
America.
• Our country borders with Argentina and Brazil.
• With Rio de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
• Uruguay is home to an estimated of 3.5 million people. Of whom 1.8 live in the
metropolitan area Montevideo.
 Uruguay, our country
• Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
• Location: Southeastern part of South America.
• Geographical location: 33° south, 56° west.
• Capital city: Montevideo
• Population: 3.5 million people
• Area: 176,214 km2
• Language: Spanish
• Etymology: Uruguay means (Guaraní language) “river painted of birds” or “rio de
los pajaros pintados”.
 Uruguay, a great nation
• Independence day: 25th August 1825
• National flower: Ceibo
• Administrative division: 19 departaments
• Currency: Uruguayan pesos
• Uruguay is the second-smallest nation in South America by area.
 Administrative division
• Montevideo • Paysandu
• Canelones • Rio Negro
• Maldonado • Rivera
• Artigas • Rocha
• Durazno
• Salto
• Cerro Largo
• San Jose
• Flores
• Soriano
• Colonia del Sacramento
• Tacuarembo
• Florida
• Lavalleja • Treinta y Tres
A beautiful place