ECO TOURISM IN URUGUAY - MAIN FEATURES

Official name:

República Oriental del Uruguay (Eastern Republic of Uruguay)

Location and borders:

Uruguay, the second smallest country of South America borders to the north and northeast with Brazil, to the south with Rio de la Plata, to the west with Argentina and to the east with The Atlantic Ocean.

Total land area:

Uruguay has an extension of 176,215 km²

Capital:

The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo.

Administrative divisions:

Uruguay consists of 19 departments:

• Artigas
• Canelones
• Cerro Laorgo
• Colonia
• Durazno
• Flores
• Florida
• Lavalleja
• Maldonado,
• Montevideo
• Paysandú
• Río Negro
• Rivera
• Rocha
• Salto
• San José
• Soriano
• Tacuarembo
• Treinta y Tres

Language:

Spanish

Government:

Presidential republic

Population:

According to the estimation 2006: 3,480,000

Currency:

Peso uruguayo