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URUGUAY
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| AREA
176,215 sq.km. (91st) |
POPULATION
3,332,972 (July 2014) (135th) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0 – 24yrs: 37 % 25 – 64yrs: 49 % 65yrs and over: 13.9 %
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| Life
Expectancy |
76.81 yrs
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| Youth Development Index |
59/170 (High)
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| National
G.D.P |
$69.78 billion (2014 est.) (95th)
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| Per Capital
Income |
$20,500 (2014 est.) (80th)
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Currency |
Uruguayan pesos (UYU) |
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Economic Drivers |
beef, soybeans, cellulose, rice, wheat, wood, dairy products; wool, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages |
| Official
Languages |
Spanish |
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Other Local Languages |
Portunol, Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) |
| Climatic
Zone |
warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown |
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Religious Expression |
Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.) |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
Council of Christian Churches of Uruguay
(Consejo de Iglesias Cristianas del Uruguay, CICU)
www.facebook.com/Iglesia.Anglicana.del.Uruguay www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/latin-america/uruguay/cicu |
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Airports
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Ángel S. Adami International Airport Laguna de los Patos International Airport Santa Bernardina International Airport Santa Bernardina International Airport Cerro Largo International Airport
Others See Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Uruguay |
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Airstrips |
Artigas Airstrips Flores Airstrips Paysandú Airstrips San José Airstrips
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Road Network
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77,732. km |
| Rail Network | 2,993 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
19/177 |
| Security
Rating |
17% (Elevated Risk)
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