Outline of Uruguay

The Flag of Uruguay

The Coat of arms of Uruguay

An enlargeable relief map of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay

See also: Index of Uruguay-related articles

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

Uruguay – sovereign country located in southeastern South America. 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:
• 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

Main article: Geography of Uruguay

• Uruguay is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Latin America
      • South America
        • Southern Cone
  • Time zone: UTC-03, October–March UTC-02
  • 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

File:Southernmost Brazil and Uruguay.jpg

An enlargeable satellite image of Uruguay

• Climate of Uruguay
• Renewable energy in Uruguay
• Geology of Uruguay
• Protected areas of Uruguay
  • Biosphere reserves in 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
  • Waterfalls of Uruguay
• Valleys of Uruguay
• World Heritage Sites in Uruguay: Colonia del Sacramento

Regions of Uruguay

Main article: Regions of Uruguay

Ecoregions of Uruguay

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Uruguay and Ecoregions in Uruguay

Demography of Uruguay

Main article: Demographics of Uruguay

Government and politics of Uruguay

Main article: Government of Uruguay and 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

Main article: Government of Uruguay

Executive branch of the government of Uruguay

• Head of state: President of Uruguay,
• Head of government: President of Uruguay,
• Cabinet 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

Main article: Court system of Uruguay

• Supreme Court of Uruguay

Foreign relations of Uruguay

Main article: Foreign relations of Uruguay

• Diplomatic missions in Uruguay
• Diplomatic missions of Uruguay

International organization membership

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a member of:

• 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

Main article: Law of Uruguay

• Constitution of Uruguay
• Crime in Uruguay
• Human rights in Uruguay
  • Freedom of religion in Uruguay
• Law enforcement in Uruguay

Military of Uruguay

Main article: Military of Uruguay

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Uruguay
• Forces
  • Army of Uruguay
  • Navy of Uruguay
  • Air Force of Uruguay
  • Special forces of Uruguay
• Military history of Uruguay
• Military ranks of Uruguay

Local government in Uruguay

Main article: Local government in Uruguay

History of Uruguay

Main article: History of Uruguay, Timeline of the history of Uruguay, and Current events of Uruguay

• Military history of Uruguay

Culture of Uruguay

Main article: Culture of Uruguay

• Architecture of Uruguay
• Cuisine of Uruguay
• Festivals in Uruguay
• Languages of Uruguay
• Media in Uruguay
• National symbols of Uruguay
  • Coat of arms of Uruguay
  • Flag of Uruguay
  • National anthem of Uruguay
• People of Uruguay
• Prostitution in Uruguay
• Public holidays in Uruguay
• Records of Uruguay
• Religion in Uruguay
  • Christianity in Uruguay
  • Hinduism in Uruguay
  • Islam in Uruguay
  • Judaism in Uruguay
  • Sikhism in Uruguay
• World Heritage Sites in Uruguay

Art in Uruguay

• Art in Uruguay
• Cinema of Uruguay
• Literature of Uruguay
• Music of Uruguay
• Television in Uruguay
• Theatre in Uruguay

Sports in Uruguay

Main article: Sports in Uruguay

• Football in Uruguay
• Uruguay at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Uruguay

Main article: Economy of Uruguay

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 86th (eighty-sixth)

• Agriculture in Uruguay
• Banking in Uruguay
  • Central Bank of Uruguay
• Communications in Uruguay
  • Internet in Uruguay
• Companies of Uruguay

• Currency of Uruguay: Peso
  • ISO 4217: UYU

• Energy in Uruguay
  • Energy policy of Uruguay
  • Oil industry in Uruguay
  • Nuclear energy in Uruguay
• Health care in Uruguay
• Mining in Uruguay
• Uruguay Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Uruguay
• Transport in Uruguay
  • Airports in Uruguay
  • Rail transport in Uruguay
  • Roads in Uruguay
• Water supply and sanitation in Uruguay

Education in Uruguay

Main article: Education in Uruguay

• Universities in Uruguay

See also

Main article: Uruguay

• Index of Uruguay-related articles
• List of Uruguay-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America
• South America Life Quality Rankings
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Economy and Finance
• South America Life Quality Rankings - Law and Justice

External links

General

• Uruguay entry at The World Factbook
• Country profile of Uruguay by BBC News

Maps

Wikimedia Atlas of Uruguay

• Maps of Uruguay at WorldAtlas.com