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Uruguay ( / ˈjʊərəɡwaɪ / ⓘ [ 11] YOOR-ə-gwy, Spanish: [uɾuˈɣwaj] ⓘ ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay ), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the ...
Montevideo ( / ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪoʊ /, [ 10] US also /- ˈvɪdioʊ /; [ 11] Spanish: [monteβiˈðeo]) is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) [ 12] in an area of 201 square kilometers (78 sq mi).
Uruguay portal. Uruguay is a country in the southeastern region of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. It is located in the Southern Hemisphere on the Atlantic seaboard of South America between 53 and 58 west longitude and 30 and 35 south latitude. [ 1] It is bordered to the west by Argentina, on the north ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uruguay: Uruguay – sovereign country located in southeastern South America. [ 1] It is home to 3.46 million people, of which 1.7 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. Montevideo was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a ...
The list of cities in Uruguay is a list of all populated centres of Uruguay that have received the status of "Ciudad" (City). There are several populated places that have not received this status, with a population below 10,000 but as big as that of many cities. The ranks shown are only among cities and not including their wider metropolitan areas.
South America is a continent [h] ... Map of all tropical cyclone tracks from 1945 to 2006 ... Other important airports are those in the capitals of Uruguay , Paraguay ...
As one of the few insular habitats in the South Atlantic, the site is essential as feeding ground and reproduction space for marine organisms including endangered and threatened species, most notably the hawksbill sea turtle . [ 5] Canaima National Park. Venezuela. Bolívar, Venezuela. 5°20′N 61°30′W.
Asunción ( English: / ɑːˌsuːnsiˈoʊn, ˌɑːsuːnˈsjoʊn /, [ 3][ 4][ 5] Spanish: [asunˈsjon]) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the northwest separate ...