| AREA ................................................ | 176.220 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 3.399.237 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 19,3 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Montevideo | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31% | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | Uruguayan peso (UYU) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 9421 $ (2004) | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,592 (45th place) | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Atlantic Ocean 0 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Cerro Catedral 514 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 25 August 1825 (from Brazil) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .uy | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +598 |