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Location:
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil.
Geographic Coordinates:
33 00 S, 56 00 W
Map Refrences:
South America
Area:
Total: 176,220 sq km

Land: 173,620 sq km

Water: 2,600 sq km
Area - Comparitive:
Slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Land Boundaries:
Total: 1,564 km

Border Countries: Brazil 985 km, Argentina 579 km
Coastline:
660 km
Maritime Claims:
Contiguous Zone - 24 NM

Continental Shelf - 200 m depth

Exclusive Economic Zone - 200 NM

Territorial Sea - 12 NM
Climate:
Warm temperate, freezing conditions almost unknown
Terrain:
Mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastland lowland
Natural Hazards:
Seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind which blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in weather fronts.
Environment - Current Issues:
Water pollution from meat packing/tanning industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal
Environmental - National Agreements
Party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
Geography - note:
Second-smallest South American country; most of the low-lying landscape is grassland which is ideal for ideal for cattle and sheep raising
Land Use:
Arable Land - 7%

Permanent Crops - 0%

Permanent Pastures - 77%

Forests and Woodlands - 6%

Other - 10%
Natural Resources:
Arable land, hydropower, minor minerals,
fisheries
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest Point - Atlantic Ocean 0 m

Highest Point - Cerro Catedral 514 m
Irrigated Land:
7,700 sq km
Capital:
Montevideo
Other Cities:
Salto, Melo, Treinta y Tres, Minas, Fray Bentos, Mercedes, Colonia, San Jose
Major Landforms:
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