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General Information
Official Name: La "República Oriental del Uruguay"
(the Eastern Republic of Uruguay – the “eastern” refers
to the country’s location east of the Uruguay river.)
“Uruguay”
is roughly translated as “River of the Painted
Birds.”
Population:
2.8 million people
Capital: Montevideo
Size:
Slightly smaller than the state of Washington
(68,038 square miles)
Primary language: Spanish.
English is most often selected as a second language in
Uruguay, especially in the business sectors.
Currency:
Uruguayan Peso (UrP) The peso is divided
into 100 Centisimos.
Weights and Measures:
Metric System
Time Zone: GMT – 3 (three hours later than Eastern
Standard time, when no daylight savings; Uruguay's
daylight savings change is different than the US, so
there will be a one to two hour variance during daylight
savings periods.)
Location:
Southern Subtropical Zone, Southeastern
coast of South America between Argentina and Brazil
Between the 30th and 35th degree
of southern latitude and the 53th and 58th
degree of western longitude.
International Dialing Code:
598
Flag:
Four
azure blue horizontal stripes on a white background with
a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a
yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May
and 16 rays alternately triangular and wavy. The
Sun of May represents Uruguay’s independence.
National Motto:
Libertad o Muerte (Liberty or Death)
National Flower:
Ceibo
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