Uruguay
Uruguay is a sovereign state in South America. Its capital is Montevideo. About 3.4 million people live there (2023). It covers 176,215 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Montevideo
- People (2023)
- 3.4 million
- Area
- 176,215 km²
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso
Uruguay at a glance
- Official name
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- In its own language
- República Oriental del Uruguay
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- South America
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Population
- 3,444,263 (2023)
- Area
- 176,215 km² (68,037 mi²)
- People are called
- Uruguayan
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso
- GDP (nominal)
- US$71 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.809 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 40.2 (2020)
- Unemployment
- 8.4% (2024)
- Government
- republic, participatory democracy, presidential system
- Head of state
- Yamandú Orsi (since 2025)
- Head of government
- Yamandú Orsi (since 2025)
- Country codes
- UY, URY
- Calling code
- +598
- Internet domain
- .uy
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−03:00, America/Montevideo
- Coordinates
- -33°, -56°
Uruguay and its neighbours
Uruguay borders Brazil and Argentina. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Uruguay
Divisions of Uruguay
- Artigas Department
- Canelones Department
- Cerro Largo Department
- Colonia Department
- Durazno Department
- Flores Department
- Florida Department
- Lavalleja Department
- Maldonado Department
- Montevideo Department
- Paysandú Department
- Río Negro Department
- Rivera Department
- Rocha Department
- Salto Department
- San José Department
- Soriano Department
- Tacuarembó Department
- Treinta y Tres Department
Member of
- United Nations
- World Trade Organization
- International Labour Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Andean Community
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- International Hydrographic Organization
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
and 7 more organisations.
How far are you from Uruguay?
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Questions
What is the capital of Uruguay?
The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo.
What is the population of Uruguay?
Uruguay has about 3,444,263 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Uruguay?
Uruguay covers 176,215 square kilometres (68,037 square miles).
What currency does Uruguay use?
The Uruguayan peso.
Which countries border Uruguay?
Uruguay shares a border with Brazil and Argentina.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.