| Name: | Uruguay (Oriental Republic of Uruguay) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay) |
| Bordering countries: | Brazil, Argentina |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 176.2 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 3 413 ths. |
| Capital: | Montevideo |
| Official language: | Spanish |
