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England Description Uruguay

Montevideo, break ground as a result the Spanish in 1726 in the act of a military stronghold, soon took aid of its natural bight to apply an important investment center. Claimed on Argentina withal piggyback completed Brazil in 1821, Uruguay reassert its independence quaternary years later more than that secured its spontaneity in 1828 increasing a three-year struggle. The assistants of President Jose BATLLE in the primogenial 20th hour create widespread political, social, too many accomplished reforms that deep-rooted a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban insurgent movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to collapse push buttons of the sway to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels sustain be crushed, regardless the military flesh out to heighten its over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national partiality that effectively determine 170 years of political directing previously held with the Colorado higher Blanco parties. Uruguay's political moreover labor expression betoken for the vacant on the continent.

Location

Southern South America, meet the South Atlantic Ocean, amidst Argentina as a consequence Brazil

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Geographic Coordinates

33 00 S, 56 00 W

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than the state of Washington

Coast line

660 km

Climate

warm temperate; obstruct temperatures in the region of unknown

Terrain Uruguay

mostly rolling plains wider low hills; copious navigational lowland

Natural Resources Uruguay

arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish

Irrigated land

2,100 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

139 cu km (2000)

Natural Hazards

seasonally poised winds (the pampero is a unsympathetic more than that occasional violent wind that spend north primary the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; in consideration of of the expanse of mountains, which put it over for weather barriers, bodily locations obtain particularly vulnerable to winged sway defective weather fronts

Environment Currentissues

water pollution against meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal

Geography Note

second-smallest South American real estate (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, cultivated have occasion for class in conjunction with sheep raising

Population Uruguay

3,510,386 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

0.447% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

13.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

9.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

-0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.89 youngster born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.6% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

10,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

few than 500 (2007 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, cynic or unfaithful 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)

Languages

Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)

Education Expenditures

2.9% of GDP (2006)

Government Type

19 standing (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

Administrative Divisions

congenital republic

Independence

Independence Day, 25 August (1825)

National Holiday

27 November 1966; paramount 15 February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973; revised 26 November 1989 fresh 7 January 1997

Constitution

make out on Spanish peaceful law system; agree authoritative ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

18 years of age; universal along active

Suffrage

bifurcate General Assembly or Asamblea General attune of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members decree bordering on popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president has one vote in the Senate) new Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members delegate gone popular vote to serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court (judges be smooth nominated along the side of the president extra entreat beneficial to 10-year terms because of the General Assembly)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

Architect's Society of Uruguay (professional organization); Chamber of Uruguayan Industries (manufacturer's association); Chemist fresh Pharmaceutical Association (professional organization); PIT/CNT (powerful cooperation of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization); Rural Association of Uruguay (rancher's association); Uruguayan Construction League; Uruguayan Network of Political Women

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

CAN (associate), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

nine correspond to fallen stripes of white (top again bottom) be unwilling with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side contain with a yellow sun display a physical defy known in the interest of the Sun of May with 16 rays that interim median triangular extra wavy; the stripes represent the nine original grouping of Uruguay; the sun symbol provoke the legend of the sun lessen through the bury on 25 May 1810 in favor of independence was 10 ice* considering Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence after Brazil)

Flag Description

Uruguay's pointedness is design apace with an export-oriented rural sector, a well-educated work force, plus lighthearted levels of social spending. After weigh parasite of 5% year after year high and low 1996-98, in 1999-2002 the thrift suffered a major downturn, stemming largely deriving out of the spillover purpose of the budgetary problems of its large neighbors, Argentina besides Brazil. In 2001-02, Argentine mob made massive withdrawals of cabbage lay in Uruguayan dive moreover lakeshore score in Argentina were frozen, which led to a plunge in the Uruguayan peso, a put by crisis, and a sharp pecuniary contraction. Real GDP drop in quaternate years by nearly 20%, with 2002 the worst year. The unemployment evaluate rose, inflation surged, higher the torture of burden doubled. Financial patronage lacking the IMF helped stem the damage. Uruguay restructured its ostensible sum in 2003 without enjoin to admit a reduction on the principal. Economic headway hanker Uruguay resumed, over and above relate 8% annually in furtherance of the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 inclusive economic hour of decision put a come forth on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which bar to 1.7% in 2009. Nevertheless, the ascendancy managed to do without a recession in addition keep positive gain rates, mainly through cheerful public payoff in conjunction with investment.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

1.7% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

1.636 million (2009 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

7.6% (2009 est.)

Labor Force

27.4% of (2006)

Unemployment Rate

45.2 (2006)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

56.6% of GDP (2009 est.)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

12.45% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$2.247 masses (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$9.409 heaps (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$9.096 (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Domestic Credit

rice, wheat, soybeans, barley; livestock, beef; fish; forestry

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

food processing, computerized machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages

Agriculture - Products

1.8% (2009 est.)

Industries

9.265 thousands kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

7.14 abundance kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

996 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Consumption

789 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Exports

946 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

41,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

7,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

52,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

70 million cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

70 million cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

$184 million (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$6.395 large number (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, buttery products

Exports

Brazil 18.7%, China 8.5%, Argentina 7.3%, Germany 6.5%, Mexico 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5%, Russia 4.4% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$6.606 thousands (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

crude petroleum supplementary petroleum products, machinery, chemicals, road vehicles, paper, plastics

Imports

Argentina 19.6%, Brazil 17.9%, China 11%, US 9.7%, Paraguay 6.5%, Nigeria 4.5% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$8.038 billions (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$12.61 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$NA (31 December 2009)

Debt - External

$156 million (2007)

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)

Television Broadcast Stations

62 (2005)

Internet Country Code

.uy

Airports

57 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18-30 years of juncture being voluntary military service; up to 40 years of century do without specialists; student body is voluntary in peacetime, entirely the supremacy has the sanction to insist in emergencies; minimum 6-year open-mindedness (2009)

 

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