| Geographic
position |
With more than 176.000 km2,
and 30° south of Ecuator, it is a green quiet place between the Atlantic
ocean and the Plata basin.
Uruguay holds the 6th place in the World Index of Environmental
Sustainability. |
|
| Government |
| Name
of country: |
República Oriental del Uruguay |
| Country
code: |
UY |
| Capital: |
Montevideo |
| Political
division: |
19
departments |
| Type
of Government: |
Democratic
republic with presidential system. The State is
organized in three independent powers: Executive,
Legislative and Judicial. |
|
Vote: |
Obligatory
and universal from 18 years old. |
| National
holidays: |
January
1st, May 1st, July 18, August 25 and December 25. |
| Population |
| Inhabitants: |
3.314.466
(March 2006) |
| Annual
rate of demographic growth: |
0.264% |
| Population
density by Km2 : |
18 |
| Life
expectancy: |
75.6
years |
| Rate
of infantile mortality: |
10.5/1000 |
| Literacy
rate: |
97% |
| Religion: |
There
is no official religion (catholic 56%, non religious
38%, protestant 2%, Jewish 2%) |
| Language: |
Spanish |
| Economy |
|
Uruguay is
located in the heart of a market where more than 225
million consumers live, with the highest income rate per
capita of the continent. It is the core of a sub-region
that concentrates 80% of the consumption and production
of Mercosur. |
|
The quick
access to this increased market and to other regions and
countries of the world is secured by an extensive and
varied communications network, together with highly
competitive financial services and business support.
The harbor of Montevideo is the natural entry to the
region and the only terminal in the southern Atlantic
coast that operates as a free port.
Uruguay counts with abundant water resources. The amount
of drinkable water available for each Uruguayan is 5.4
times higher than the worldwide average.
The electrification rate of Uruguay is the highest of
Latin America: 98% followed by Brazil, Argentina and
Venezuela.
|
| Gross
National Product (2003): |
15.087
Million Dollars |
| GNP
per capita: |
4.553
Dollars |
| Inflation: |
6.38%
(December 2006) |
| Unemployment
rate: |
9.5 %
(December 2006) |
| Standard
of life indicators |
| Population
with drinking water supply: |
98% |
| Electrification
rate: |
98% |
| Cars
per 100 inhabitants: |
19 |
| Communications |
| Digital
telephone net: |
100% |
| Fixed
telephone per 100 inhabitants: |
28 |
| Cellular
telephone per 100 inhabitants: |
16 |
| Internet
density: |
21% |
