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🇺🇾 Uruguay

154 cities · 19 states/provinces · Capital: Montevideo · South America

3,449,299 Population
154 Cities
$78.0B GDP
$23,019 GDP per Capita
0.830 HDI
78.1 Life Expectancy
176,220 Area (km²)

Uruguay at a Glance

General

CapitalMontevideo
ContinentSouth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
LanguagesSpanish
CurrencyPeso (UYU)

Demographics

Population3,449,299
Density19.6/km²
Median Age35.8
Urban Population95.5%
Birth Rate9.9 per 1K
Death Rate9.8 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.41

Economy

GDP$78.0 billion
GDP per Capita$23,019
HDI0.830
Gini Index39.7
Internet Users89.9%

Geography

Area176,220 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
BordersARG,BRA
Calling Code++598
TLD.uy

Status

ISO CodeUY / URY
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy78.1 years

Largest Cities in Uruguay

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Montevideo Montevideo Department 1,270,737 63°F 112 ft
2 Salto Salto Department 99,823 68°F 171 ft
3 Paysandú Paysandú Department 73,249 67°F 144 ft
4 Las Piedras Canelones 69,682 64°F 236 ft
5 Rivera Rivera Department 64,631 65°F 636 ft
6 Maldonado Maldonado 55,478 62°F 135 ft
7 Tacuarembó Tacuarembó Department 51,854 65°F 404 ft
8 Melo Cerro Largo 51,023 63°F 335 ft
9 Mercedes Soriano 42,359 64°F 95 ft
10 Artigas Artigas 41,909 66°F 495 ft
11 Minas Lavalleja 38,025 60°F 440 ft
12 San José de Mayo San José Department 36,529 64°F 174 ft
13 Durazno Durazno Department 33,926 63°F 305 ft
14 Florida Florida 32,234 62°F 259 ft
15 Barros Blancos Canelones 31,650 63°F 112 ft
16 San Carlos Maldonado 27,471 61°F 92 ft
17 Treinta y Tres Treinta y Tres Department 25,653 63°F 180 ft
18 Rocha Rocha Department 25,515 61°F 26 ft
19 Pando Canelones 24,047 64°F 75 ft
20 Fray Bentos Río Negro Department 23,279 64°F 56 ft

States & Provinces in Uruguay