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Uruguay

Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Quick facts
Capital
Montevideo
Population
3.4 m
Area
181,034 km²
Region
South America
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Uruguayan peso ($)
Demonym
Uruguayan
UN member
Yes
How Uruguay compares
Economy size$81 B
79th of 178 worldwide · 8th of 12 in South America
Income per person$23,907
48th of 178 worldwide · 2nd of 12 in South America
Life expectancy78.3 yrs
49th of 179 worldwide · 2nd of 12 in South America
Internet access92.0%
42nd of 179 worldwide · 2nd of 12 in South America
Military spending$1.7 B
65th of 163 worldwide · 7th of 11 in South America
Highlights
GDP
$81 B

Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.

GDP per capita
$23,907

GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.

Population
3.4 m

Total resident population, mid-year estimate.

Life expectancy
78.3 yrs

Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.

R&D spending
0.7%

Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.

Researchers (per million)
938

Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.

Land area
175,020 km²

Total land area, excluding inland water bodies.

Forest area
12.0%

Share of land area under forest cover.

Resource rents
1.9%

Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.

Oil rents
0.0%

Value of crude oil production minus extraction cost, as a share of GDP.

Military burden
2.3%

Military expenditure as a share of GDP.

Defense spending
$1.7 B

Total military expenditure at current prices.

The history journey

From the Charrua of the Banda Oriental and a contested frontier between the Spanish and Portuguese empires to Artigas and the Thirty-Three Orientals, the 1828 buffer state between Argentina and Brazil, the reforms of Batlle y Ordonez, the dictatorship of 1973-1985, and a stable, progressive democracy.

Pilot a cinematic, sourced journey through its eras — moment by moment.