Official name
Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Country facts
Uruguay on a single page
The basics of where you are standing: name, size, people, currency and how the country is run.
Identity
Capital
Montevideo
Official language
Spanish
Currency
Uruguayan peso ($)
Land
Where it is
South America, between Argentina and Brazil
Area
176,215 km²
Political division
19 departments
Climate
Mild and humid, 17 °C on average, with four seasons
People
Population
3.38 million people
World Bank, 2025
Population growth
-0.06% a year
essentially flat
World Bank, 2025
Life expectancy
78 years
World Bank, 2024
Literacy
98.9%
World Bank, 2024
State and economy
Government
Democratic republic with a presidential system
GDP per capita
$25,216
World Bank, 2025
Religion
Secular state, with freedom of worship
Time zone
GMT−3, all year round
Where these numbers come from
Population, growth, life expectancy, literacy and GDP per capita come from the World Bank, and every card carries the year of the measurement. The rest is fixed: official name, capital, language, currency, area, political division, time zone and form of government.
See Uruguay data at the World BankAnd how does that show up in the rankings?
The fact sheet tells you the size of the country. The indexes tell you how it does next to its neighbours.