UY
Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Uruguay sits in South America and uses UYU - Uruguayan peso ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Montevideo
Population
3.5M
Area
181K km2
Population
3.5M
3,499,451 people
Area
181K km2
181,034 square kilometers
Density
19/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Montevideo
-34.85, -56.17
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Uruguay, officially listed here as Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Uruguay, UY, URY, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Uruguay is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 3,499,451 people and a land area of 181,034 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 19 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -33, -56, while the capital coordinate reference is -34.85, -56.17. Uruguay shares listed land borders with ARG, BRA, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Montevideo (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Montevideo, Maldonado, Salto, Ciudad de la Costa and Rivera. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Uruguay, capital of Uruguay, and major urban areas in Uruguay. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Uruguay uses calling code +598, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-03:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Mar 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists UYU - Uruguayan peso ($), while language records include Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as ROU. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 40 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Uruguay profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
UY / URY
Top-level domains
.uy
Continents
South America
Border countries
ARG, BRA
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
ROU
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Uruguay is represented by the UY country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Montevideo
Montevideo
1,788,170
primary
#2
Maldonado
Maldonado
135,014
admin
#3
Salto
Salto
124,878
admin
#4
Ciudad de la Costa
Canelones
112,449
City
#5
Rivera
Rivera
84,775
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Mar 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+598
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC-03:00
Languages
Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
40
2024