República Oriental del Uruguay (Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
Capital
Montevideo
Population estimate (2015)
3·43 million
Internet domain extension
.uy
Currency
The unit of currency is the Uruguayan peso (UYU), which consists of 100 centésimos.
Territory
Uruguay is bounded on the north-east by Brazil, on the south-east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Río de la Plata and on the west by Argentina.
Language
The official language is Spanish.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London