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Uruguay Fact File
Uruguay Fact File: General Information
Population: 3,460,607 (July 2007 est.)
Size of Country: 176,220 sq km (slightly smaller than the state of Washington)
Capital City: Montevideo
Time Zone: GMT-3
Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Climate: Warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
Currency: Uruguayan peso
Language: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
System of Government: Constitutional republic, led by President Tabare Vazquez Rosas
Telephone Country Code: 598
Electricity: 220 volts
National Holidays: Independence Day, Aug. 25
Religion: Roman Catholic (66%), less than half of the adult population attends church regularly
Life Expectancy at Birth: 76 years
Economy: Uruguay's well-to-do economy is characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated work force, and high levels of social spending
Exports: $3.993 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports: $4.532 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Gross Domestic Product (Purchasing Power Parity): $37.54 billion (2006 est.)
GDP per Capita: $10,900 (2006 est.)
Inflation Rate: 6.5% (2006 est.)
Source: CIA The World Factbook