Atlas of Uruguay

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Uruguay

	Uruguay

Español	Uruguay - República Oriental del Uruguay La República Oriental del Uruguay es un estado de América del Sur, el segundo más pequeño del subcontinente con una superficie de 176.215 km². Limita al norte y al este con Brasil, al oeste y suroeste con Argentina (límites: Río Uruguay y Río de la Plata) y al sureste con el Océano Atlántico. Se encuentra segundo en la lista de percepción de la corrupción dentro de Latinoamérica, justo después de Chile.
English	Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay The Eastern Republic of Uruguay, or the Republic East of the Uruguay (River), is a nation located in the southeastern part of South America. It is bordered by ► Brazil to the north, the Uruguay River to the west, the estuary of the Río de la Plata (literally "River of the Silver", but commonly known in English as "River Plate") to the southwest, with ► Argentina on the other bank of both, and finally the South Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. About half of its people live in the capital and largest city, Montevideo.

Short name	Uruguay
Official name	Eastern Republic of Uruguay
Status	Independent country since 1825, recognized in 1828
Location	South America
Capital	Montevideo
Population	3,323,906 inhabitants
Area	176,215 km²
Major languages	Spanish
Major religions	Roman Catholicism
More information	Uruguay, Geography of Uruguay, History of Uruguay and Politics of Uruguay
More images	Uruguay - Uruguay (Category).

General maps

Map of Uruguay

Departments of Uruguay

Departments

Location department Artigas	Location department Canelones	Location department Cerro Largo	Location department Colonia
Location department Durazno	Location department Flores	Location department Florida	Location department Lavalleja
Location department Maldonado	Location department Montevideo	Location department Paysandú	Location department Río Negro
Location department Rivera	Location department Rocha	Location department Salto	Location department San José
Location department Soriano	Location department Tacuarembó	Location department Treinta y Tres

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Uruguay, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Uruguay.

Map of the United Provinces of South America, 1816

Map of the Province Oriental

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.

Rio de la Plata and Paraguay 1600 by Jodocus Hondius

Map of the lands under control of Paraguay and Buenos Aires, anno 1752

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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