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 | Oriental Republic of Uruguay
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| Location: |
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
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| Area: |
176,220 sq km
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| Climate: |
warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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| Terrain: |
mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland
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| Population: |
3,308,523 (July 1999 est.)
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 66% (less than one-half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, nonprofessing or other 30% |
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| Languages: |
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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| Capital: |
Montevideo |
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