| Country (long form) |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
| Capital |
Montevideo |
| Total Area |
68,038.92 sq mi
176,220.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than the state of Washington) |
| Population |
3,334,074 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,499,457 |
| Languages |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix
on the Brazilian frontier) |
| Literacy |
97.3% total, 96.9% male, 97.7% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 66% (less than one-half of the adult
population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%,
nonprofessing or other 30% |
| Life Expectancy |
71.9 male, 78.75 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Uruguayan peso ($Ur) = 100 centesimos |
| GDP (per capita) |
$8,500 (1999 est.) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
agriculture N/A%, industry N/A%, services N/A% |
| Industry |
food processing, electrical machinery, transportation
equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages |
| Agriculture |
wheat, rice, barley, corn, sorghum; livestock; fish |
| Arable Land |
7% |
| Exports |
meat, rice, leather products, vehicles, dairy products,
wool, electricity |
| Imports |
road vehicles, electrical machinery, metal manufactures,
heavy industrial machinery, crude petroleum |
| Natural Resources |
arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries |
| Current Environmental Issues |
water pollution from meat packing/tannery industry;
inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
622,000 (1995) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
40,000 (1995) |
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