AREA ................................................
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176.220
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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3.399.237 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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19,3 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Montevideo
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Uruguayan peso (UYU)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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9421 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,592 (45th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Atlantic Ocean 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Cerro Catedral 514 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.uy
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+598
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