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  Uruguay

Uruguay is located on the east coast of South America, sharing its western border with Argentina and its northern border with Brazil. The capital city is Montevideo.
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  • Population: 3,415,920
  • Land Area: 173,620 sq km
  • Capital City: Montevideo
  • Languages: Spanish,  Portunol,  Brazilero
  • Religions: 66% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Jewish, 31% nonprofessing or other
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 8/25/1825
  • GDP: $49.27 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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