Uruguay Country Guide

Uruguay Facts

  • Capital: Montevideo
  • Population: 3,463,000
  • Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
  • Religions: Roman Catholic 66% (less than half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
  • Government: constitutional republic
  • Languages: Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
  • Climate: warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
  • Phone Code: 598

Festivals in Uruguay

Carnival in Montevideo (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Festival Types: Carnival, Party, Street Parade
Month: February
Carnival in Montevideo Video
Fiesta Gaucha (Tacuarembo, Uruguay)
Festival Types: Animal, Traditional
Month: January
Fiesta Gaucha Video

Uruguay Accommodation

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Uruguay Flights

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Uruguay Tours