Uruguay

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 * Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay’s oldest European settlement was founded by the Portuguese in 1680.



Montevideo, Uruguay is the capital.



The area of Uruguay is aproximately 176,215 square kilometers. 175,015 kilometers of that is land and the other 1,200 kilometers is water.

Uruguays geographical features are mostly rolling plains and low hills. There is a fertile coastline and Uruguay is all low land.

 1 United States dollar is equal to 22.2200 Uruguay pesos.

They don't just speak spanish in Uruguay they also speak Portugeese and Brazilian.

 The president is Tabare Vazquez Rosas. He has been president since March of 2005.

 Food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, patroleum products, textiles,chemicals, and beverages are some major industries that you will find in Uruguay.

 Some things that they grow are rice, wheat, soybeans,barley, and forestry. They also raise livestock and fish.

Uruguay borders the South Atlantic Ocean between Brazil and Argentina. Uruguay has bad natural hazards such as seasonally high winds, drought, floods. [|Uruguay's Flag!]