Official name: ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY
Date of membership: 16 March 1977
Short name: Uruguay
Capital: Montevideo
Geography
Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil.
Area: 176,220 sq km
Land boundaries: 1,564 km
Border countries: Argentina 579 km, Brazil 985 km
Coastline: 660 km
Natural resources: Arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries
Environment – international agreements: Party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94.
Economic indicators
| Total at current prices | 53 629 | Millions USD | 2020 |
| Per capita at current prices | 15438 | USD | 2020 |
| Growth rate per capita at constant prices | -6.2 | % | 2020 |
| Imports of goods and services (GDP at current prices) | 21.0 | % | 2020 |
| Exports of goods and services (GDP at current prices) | 16.2 | % | 2020 |
Source: Uruguay: Economic National Profile. CEPALSTAT. Databases and
Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022
Socio-demographic indicators
| Total population | 3 473.7 | (000) | 2020 |
| Life expectancy | 78 | Years | 2020_2025 |
| Women | 82 | Years | 2020_2025 |
| Men | 75 | Years | 2020_2025 |
| Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP | 9.2 | % | 2018 |
| Literacy rate for persons between the ages of 15 to 24 | 99.0 | % | 2019 |
| Net rate of enrolment in primary education | 99.4 | % | 2019 |
| Net rate of enrolment in secondary education | 89.3 | % | 2019 |
| Public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP | 4.7 | % | 2019 |
| Gini Coefficient | 0.40 | % | 2020 |
| Unemployment | 10.1 | % | 2020 |
| Migration | -0.8 | % | 2020_2025 |
Source: Uruguay: National Socio-Demographic Profile. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022
Languages: Spanish (official)
Government
Administrative divisions: 19 departments (departamentos, singular – departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres.
Independence: 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
Constitution: 27 November 1966, effective February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997.
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive branch: Chief of state: President Tabaré Vasquez (since 1 March 2015) and Vice President Raúl Sendic (since 1 March 2015); note – the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Legislative branch: Bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms).
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (judges are nominated by the president and elected for 10-year terms by the General Assembly).
Internet code: .uy
Official Web Portal: http://www.presidencia.gub.uy
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