Outline of Uruguay

An enlargeable relief map of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uruguay:

Uruguay – sovereign country located in southeastern South America.^[1] It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Uruguay won its independence in 1825-1828 following a three-way struggle between Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a constitutional democracy, where the president fulfills the roles of both head of state and head of government. The economy is largely based on agriculture (making up 10% of GDP and the most substantial export) and the state sector, Uruguay's economy is on the whole more stable than in its surrounding states, and it maintains a solid reputation with investors.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Uruguay

Pronunciation: (/ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ/ ( listen); Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwai])
Common English country name: Uruguay
Official English country name: The Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Common endonym(s): Uruguay
Official endonym(s): República Oriental del Uruguay
Adjectival(s): Uruguayan
Demonym(s): Uruguayan
Etymology: Name of Uruguay
International rankings of Uruguay
ISO country codes: UY, URY, 858
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:UY
Internet country code top-level domain: .uy

Geography of Uruguay

Uruguay is: a country
Location:
- Southern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
  - Latin America
    - South America
      - Southern Cone
- Time zone: UTC-03
- Extreme points of Uruguay
  - High: Cerro Catedral 514 m (1,686 ft)
  - Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,648 km

Brazil 1,068 km

Argentina 580 km

Coastline: South Atlantic Ocean 660 km

Population of Uruguay: 3,340,000 - 132nd most populous country
Area of Uruguay: 176,215 km²
Atlas of Uruguay

Environment of Uruguay

An enlargeable satellite image of Uruguay

Climate of Uruguay
Renewable energy in Uruguay
Geology of Uruguay
Protected areas of Uruguay
- National parks of Uruguay
Wildlife of Uruguay
- Fauna of Uruguay
  - Birds of Uruguay
  - Mammals of Uruguay

Natural geographic features of Uruguay

Fjords of Uruguay: none
Glaciers of Uruguay: none
Islands of Uruguay
Lakes of Uruguay
Mountains of Uruguay
- Volcanoes in Uruguay: none
Rivers of Uruguay
Valleys of Uruguay
World Heritage Sites in Uruguay: Colonia del Sacramento

Regions of Uruguay

Ecoregions of Uruguay

List of ecoregions in Uruguay

Demography of Uruguay

Demographics of Uruguay

Government and politics of Uruguay

Politics of Uruguay

Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
Capital of Uruguay: Montevideo
Elections in Uruguay
Political parties in Uruguay

Branches of the government of Uruguay

Government of Uruguay

Executive branch of the government of Uruguay

Legislative branch of the government of Uruguay

Parliament of Uruguay (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Uruguay
- Lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay

Judicial branch of the government of Uruguay

Court system of Uruguay

Supreme Court of Uruguay

Foreign relations of Uruguay

International organization membership

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a member of:^[1]

Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Andean Community of Nations (CAN) (associate)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Latin American Economic System (LAES)
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (observer)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Rio Group (RG)
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur)
Unión Latina
Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Uruguay

Law of Uruguay

Military of Uruguay

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces

Local government in Uruguay

History of Uruguay

History of Uruguay, by period or event

Banda Oriental
Charrúa people
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (1776–1814)
British invasions of the Río de la Plata (1806–1807)
Liga Federal (1815–1820)
Cisplatina (1821–1828)
Thirty-Three Orientals
Treaty of Montevideo (1828)
Uruguayan Civil War (1839–1851)
Uruguayan War (1864–1865)
Paraguayan War 1864–1870
Revolution of the Lances (1870–1872)
Battle of Masoller (1904)
Batllism
Tupamaros
Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973–1985)
Law on the Expiration of the Punitive Claims of the State (1986)

History of Uruguay, by subject

Culture of Uruguay

Art in Uruguay

Sports in Uruguay

Economy and infrastructure of Uruguay

Economy of Uruguay

Education in Uruguay

Universities in Uruguay

References

1 2 "Uruguay". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

General

Maps

Wikimedia Atlas of Uruguay

Maps of Uruguay at WorldAtlas.com

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1 2 "Uruguay". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.