|
Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Montevideo |
1,449,900 |
2002 |
| Salto |
86,900 |
2002 |
| Paysandu |
76,400 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
South America |
| Population: |
3,410,800 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
176,220 km2 |
| Area Land: |
173,620 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
660 km km |
| Capital: |
Montevideo |
| Climate: |
Warm temperate; freezing
temperatures almost unknown |
| Languages: |
Spanish
Portunon
Brazilero |
| Currency: |
1 Uruguayan peso ($Ur) = 100
centesimos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 25 August (1828) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Montevideo |
| January: |
22.7°C / 72.9°F |
| July: |
10.8°C / 51.4°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
-1mm / -1'' |
|
|
Ethnic Divisions |
| White |
88% |
| Mestizo |
8% |
| Black |
4% |
Religions |
| Roman Catholic |
66% |
| Non-professing or
other |
30% |
| Protestant |
2% |
| Jewish |
2% |
|
