Facts and Figures

Full name: Republic of Uruguay

Nationality
        noun: Uruguayan(s)
        adjective: Uruguayan

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Area
        total: 176,220 sq km
        land: 173,620 sq km
        water: 2,600 sq km

Population: 3,415,920 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups
        white 88%
        mestizo 8%
        black 4%
        Amerindian (practically nonexistent) 

Capital: Montevideo - 1,380,000

Largest Cities
        Salto – 90,000
        Paysandu – 85,000
        Rivera – 60,000
        Melo – 45,000

Official Language
        Spanish
        Portunol
        Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) 

Religion
        Roman Catholic 66%(less than half of the adult population attends church regularly)
        Protestant 2%
        Jewish 1%
        nonprofessing or other 31% 

Political system: constitutional republic

GDP: purchasing power parity - $49.27 billion (2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $14,500 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 10.2% (2004 est.)

GDP - composition by sector
        agriculture: 7.9%
        industry: 27.4%
        services: 64.8% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 7.6% (2004 est.) 

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