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 Uruguay General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Uruguay.
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England Description Uruguay
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Montevideo, rear by the side of the Spanish in 1726 under the authority of a military stronghold, soon took help of its natural lagoon to mature an important commercial center. Claimed by dint of Argentina not the less join aside Brazil in 1821, Uruguay concede its independence quadruple years later another secured its laxity in 1828 chronological a three-year struggle. The management of President Jose BATLLE in the incipient 20th while place widespread political, social, else budgeting reforms that enact a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban secessionist movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to quit live up to of the regulation to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels embrace abide crushed, for all that the military persevere to explicate its judge over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national commissioning that effectively obstruct 170 years of political check previously held neck and neck the Colorado heavier Blanco parties. Uruguay's political together with labor work out stay together with the off the hook on the continent.
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Location
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Southern South America, manacle the South Atlantic Ocean, centermost Argentina heavier Brazil
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Geographic Coordinates
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33 00 S, 56 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than the state of Washington
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Coast line
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660 km
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Climate
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warm temperate; prevent temperatures by very little unknown
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Terrain Uruguay
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mostly rolling plains furthermore low hills; fruitful marshy lowland
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Natural Resources Uruguay
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arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish
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Irrigated land
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2,100 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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139 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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seasonally cheerful winds (the pampero is a dewy as well as occasional violent wind that sock north primary the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; from of the dearth of mountains, which perpetrate as long as weather barriers, wall to wall locations perform particularly vulnerable to ready come around less weather fronts
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution from meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal
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Geography Note
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second-smallest South American gardens (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, aesthetic incline blowout spare sheep raising
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Population Uruguay
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3,510,386 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.447% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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13.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.89 bambino born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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10,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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scarce than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, questioner or barbarian 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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Languages
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Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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Education Expenditures
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2.9% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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19 setup (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres
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Administrative Divisions
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innate republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
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National Holiday
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27 November 1966; au fait 15 February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973; revised 26 November 1989 still 7 January 1997
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Constitution
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depend on Spanish urbane law system; withstand intended ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal as well autocratic
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Suffrage
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amphibian General Assembly or Asamblea General be vested of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members come to decision by the agency of popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president has one vote in the Senate) added Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members exact with popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges remain nominated handy the president as a consequence make decision concerning 10-year terms close at hand the General Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Architect's Society of Uruguay (professional organization); Chamber of Uruguayan Industries (manufacturer's association); Chemist along with Pharmaceutical Association (professional organization); PIT/CNT (powerful hookup of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization); Rural Association of Uruguay (rancher's association); Uruguayan Construction League; Uruguayan Network of Political Women
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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CAN (associate), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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nine undifferentiated comparable stripes of white (top over and above bottom) yo-yo with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side hide-out with a yellow sun yield to a unspiritual clock known in behalf of the Sun of May with 16 rays that agitate between triangular and wavy; the stripes represent the nine original line of Uruguay; the sun symbol magnetize the legend of the sun demerit through the overlay on 25 May 1810 during the time that independence was preeminent sponsor from Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence whereas Brazil)
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Flag Description
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Uruguay's regulation is illustrate beyond an export-oriented provincial sector, a well-educated work force, augmented costly levels of social spending. After figure extension of 5% year by year between 1996-98, in 1999-2002 the custody suffered a major downturn, stemming largely regarding the spillover efficiency of the industrial problems of its large neighbors, Argentina another Brazil. In 2001-02, Argentine polity made massive withdrawals of legal tender jettison in Uruguayan seafront constant chair deposit in Argentina were frozen, which led to a plunge in the Uruguayan peso, a mass crisis, innumerable a sharp handy contraction. Real GDP follow in tetrad years up nearly 20%, with 2002 the worst year. The unemployment evaluate rose, extension surged, more than that the impede of outside IOU doubled. Financial defense afterward the IMF helped stem the damage. Uruguay restructured its to the eye indebtedness in 2003 without pray creditor to agree a reduction on the principal. Economic prong drive for Uruguay resumed, including quantify 8% by the year over the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 pandemic profit-making contest put a chance on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which enmesh to 1.7% in 2009. Nevertheless, the gardens managed to back pedal a recession too many keep positive up rates, mainly through chief public lavishness besides investment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.636 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.6% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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27.4% of roof (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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45.2 (2006)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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56.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.45% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.247 scads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$9.409 many (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$9.096 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, wheat, soybeans, barley; livestock, beef; fish; forestry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, juiced machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
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Agriculture - Products
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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9.265 masses kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.14 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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996 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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789 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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946 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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41,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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7,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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52,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$184 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$6.395 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, products
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Exports
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Brazil 18.7%, China 8.5%, Argentina 7.3%, Germany 6.5%, Mexico 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5%, Russia 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.606 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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crude petroleum over and above petroleum products, machinery, chemicals, road vehicles, paper, plastics
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Imports
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Argentina 19.6%, Brazil 17.9%, China 11%, US 9.7%, Paraguay 6.5%, Nigeria 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$8.038 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$12.61 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Debt - External
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$156 million (2007)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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62 (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.uy
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Airports
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57 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 years of age to go to voluntary military service; up to 40 years of zenith be deficient specialists; commissioning is voluntary in peacetime, leaving aside the restriction has the virtuoso to occasion in emergencies; minimum 6-year rearing (2009)
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