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Uruguay: all about this country and its main places!

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General Information About Uruguay

Population

There are 3,480,222 people here, or 0.047% of the world's population. In this country, the median age is 35.50 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.27%.

Geography

Montevideo serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Argentina, Brazil. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Spanish. Country territory measures 181,034 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Montevideo, Ciudad De La Costa, Maldonado, Melo, Punta Del Este.

Economy

The currency symbol is $U, and the ISO code for that currency is UYU. The GDP in 2021 was $59,319,484,710 USD, making it the 80# country in the world. In this country a Big Mac is worth 255.00$U (corresponding to $6.08 USD).

Education

The inhabitants stay 19 years in school (tertiary education included). Well known universities are: University of the Republic, Uruguay.

Culture

This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento, Fray Bentos Industrial Landscape. Interesting food you need to try here: Asado, Chivito.

Good to know

The country's websites have the domain name ".uy", telephone numbers begin with +598, the country's ISO code is UY For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay.

Summary

Flag uy flag
ISO code UY
Capital Montevideo
Population 3,480,222
World percentage 0.047%
Median age 35.50 years
Population growth rate 0.27%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Spanish
GDP (2021) $59,319,484,710
GDP position #80
Big Mac local price 255.00$U
Big Mac USD price $6.08
Currency code UYU
Currency symbol $U
School life expectancy 19 years
National dish Asado, Chivito
TLD .uy
Phone prefix +598
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay

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