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| Capital | Montevideo |
| Government | Constitutional republic |
| Currency | Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
| Area | total: 176,220 km2 land: 173,620 km2 water: 2,600 km2 |
| Population | 3,386,575 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | Spanish (official), Portuñol, or Brasilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic 66%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31% |
| Calling Code | +598 |
| Internet TLD | .uy |
| Time Zone | UTC -3 |
Uruguay is a country in South America. It has a South Atlantic Ocean coastline and lies between Argentina to the west and Brazil to the north. It is the second-smallest country in South America (after Suriname).