Quick fact sheet on Uruguay

Uruguay

quick facts
Goverment: Republic
Capital: Montevideo
Area: 68.037 sq. miles
Area: 176.216 sq. km.
Urban pop.: 85 %
Density: 17/sq.km.
Anual growth: 0.6 % (1990/99)
Birth per couple: 2.4
Population: 3.250.000 (estimated)
Montevideo pop.: 1.250.000 (estimated)
Great Montevideo pop.: 2.000.000 (estimated)
Lenguage: Spanish
Currency: Peso

History quick facts
National Hero: Jose Artigas
Independence day: August 25, 1825
first constitution: July 18, 1830
First President: Fructuoso Rivera
Education

Literacy: 97% males
96% females
% of student registrations
Elementary school: 107% males
106% females
High school: 77%
University: 3.751 students/100.000 hab.
Teacher/Students ratio
Elementary school 1/23 students