South America
Flag of Uruguay
A small, steady republic between two giants.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f0f0f0 52%
- #0030a8 24%
- #3060a8 4%
- #6090c0 4%
- #1848a8 4%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Uruguay in numbers
| Official name | Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
|---|---|
| Capital | Montevideo |
| Region | South America, South America |
| Population | 3,473,727 |
| Area | 181,034 km² · 19 people per km² |
| Currency | Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Country codes | UY · URY · .uy |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Wedged between Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay won the very first FIFA World Cup, held on home soil in 1930.
- Its capital, Montevideo, sits on the Río de la Plata estuary and is home to a large share of the country's roughly 3.5 million people.
- Uruguay was the first country in the world to provide a free laptop and internet access to every primary-school child through Plan Ceibal.
Did you know
Cattle famously outnumber people several times over, and beef remains central to the national diet and economy.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.