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Uruguay Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Capital	Montevideo
Total Area	68,038.92 sq mi 176,220.00 sq km (slightly smaller than the state of Washington)
Population	3,360,105 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	4,499,457
Languages	Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
Literacy	97.3% total, 96.9% male, 97.7% female (1995 est.)
Religions	Roman Catholic 66% (less than one-half of the adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, nonprofessing or other 31%
Life Expectancy	72.11 male, 78.96 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	constitutional republic
Currency	1 Uruguayan peso ($Ur) = 100 centesimos
GDP (per capita)	$9,300 (2000 est.)
Industry	food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
Agriculture	wheat, rice, barley, corn, sorghum; livestock; fish
Arable Land	7%
Natural Resources	arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries