South America · South America
Uruguay
Uruguay is a country in South America. Its capital is Montevideo. It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- Capital
- Montevideo
- Continent
- South America
- Region
- South America
- Currency
- Uruguayan Peso UYU5
- United Nations
- Member since December 18, 19456
- Internet domain
- .uy7
- Country code
- UY · URY
At a glance
Uruguay in numbers
- Population 3.4 million13,382,537 No. 132 of 195
- Area 173,626 km²2 No. 89 of 195
- Population density 19 per km²12 No. 169 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$85.3 billion3 No. 82 of 189
- GDP per person $25,2164 No. 52 of 189
- Life expectancy 78.6 years1 No. 53 of 195
- Median age 36.7 years1 No. 64 of 195
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Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.