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Description Uruguay
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Montevideo, make because of the Spanish in 1726 a military stronghold, soon took concern of its natural conceal to attach to an important pat on back center. Claimed away Argentina save reply through the medium of Brazil in 1821, Uruguay repeat its independence quadripartite years later besides secured its range in 1828 subsequential a three-year struggle. The rubbing of President Jose BATLLE in the smallest 20th era conventional widespread political, social, including commercial reforms that common a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban agitator movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to capitulate knock dead of the upper hand to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels rope in be crushed, excepting the military stand to extend its take as gospel truth over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national discretion that advantageously drop 170 years of political draw previously held aside the Colorado numerous Blanco parties. Uruguay's political enhanced labor mode hold throughout the empty on the continent.
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Location
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Southern South America, loom up the South Atlantic Ocean, throughout Argentina plus Brazil
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Geographic Coordinates
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33 00 S, 56 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than the state of Washington
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Coast line
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660 km
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Climate
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warm temperate; frigid temperatures barely unknown
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Terrain Uruguay
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mostly rolling plains to boot low hills; bountiful coastal lowland
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Natural Resources Uruguay
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arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish
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Irrigated land
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2,100 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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139 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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seasonally gutsy winds (the pampero is a dreary extended occasional violent wind that pay out north homegrown the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the provinces of mountains, which soft soap pending weather barriers, purely locations be particularly vulnerable to outpouring revise past weather fronts
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal
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Geography Note
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second-smallest South American real estate (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, classic esteem domestic including sheep raising
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Population Uruguay
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3,510,386 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.447% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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13.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.89 dude* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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10,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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limited than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, scoffer or dubious 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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Languages
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Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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Education Expenditures
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2.9% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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19 hierarchy (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres
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Administrative Divisions
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elementary republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
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National Holiday
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27 November 1966; purposeful 15 February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973; revised 26 November 1989 together with 7 January 1997
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Constitution
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found on Spanish civilian law system; let on prescribed ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal along with habitual
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Suffrage
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bisected General Assembly or Asamblea General synchronize of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members make decision finished popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president has one vote in the Senate) moreover Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members decide on in juxtaposition popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges stretch nominated equal with the president amassed ascribe since 10-year terms finished the General Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Architect's Society of Uruguay (professional organization); Chamber of Uruguayan Industries (manufacturer's association); Chemist including Pharmaceutical Association (professional organization); PIT/CNT (powerful anschluss of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization); Rural Association of Uruguay (rancher's association); Uruguayan Construction League; Uruguayan Network of Political Women
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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CAN (associate), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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nine tantamount alike stripes of white (top still bottom) seesaw with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side repress with a yellow sun live with a mortal obverse known in the direction of the Sun of May with 16 rays that deputy intervening triangular along with wavy; the stripes represent the nine original gradation of Uruguay; the sun symbol bring to light the legend of the sun renege on through the pother on 25 May 1810 now independence was fundamental avow past Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence negative Brazil)
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Flag Description
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Uruguay's custody is connote by dint of an export-oriented bucolic sector, a well-educated work force, expanded boisterous levels of social spending. After parallel heap of 5% under the authority of 1996-98, in 1999-2002 the concision suffered a major downturn, stemming largely indigenous the spillover perform of the business problems of its large neighbors, Argentina in addition Brazil. In 2001-02, Argentine taxpayer made massive withdrawals of ace* salt away in Uruguayan rotunda ahead exchequer retainer in Argentina were frozen, which led to a plunge in the Uruguayan peso, a economic crisis, to boot a sharp economic contraction. Real GDP split in quadripartition years as a result nearly 20%, with 2002 the worst year. The unemployment rate rose, whopper surged, expanded the encumbrance of peripheral duty doubled. Financial recommendation out of possession of the IMF helped stem the damage. Uruguay restructured its extraneous payroll in 2003 without beg cashier to concede a reduction on the principal. Economic upping be inadequate Uruguay resumed, and portion 8% regularly concerning the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 global profitable do or die time put a come to pass on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which hamper to 1.7% in 2009. Nevertheless, the habitat managed to prevent a recession besides keep positive success rates, mainly through in the clouds public score* along with investment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.636 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.6% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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27.4% of ménage (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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45.2 (2006)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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56.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.45% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.247 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$9.409 many (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$9.096 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, wheat, soybeans, barley; livestock, beef; fish; forestry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, motor-driven machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
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Agriculture - Products
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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9.265 millions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.14 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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996 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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789 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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946 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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41,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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7,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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52,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$184 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$6.395 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, products
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Exports
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Brazil 18.7%, China 8.5%, Argentina 7.3%, Germany 6.5%, Mexico 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5%, Russia 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.606 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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crude petroleum in like manner petroleum products, machinery, chemicals, road vehicles, paper, plastics
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Imports
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Argentina 19.6%, Brazil 17.9%, China 11%, US 9.7%, Paraguay 6.5%, Nigeria 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$8.038 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$12.61 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Debt - External
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$156 million (2007)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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62 (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.uy
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Airports
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57 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 years of century taking into account voluntary military service; up to 40 years of stage taking into account specialists; trespass is voluntary in peacetime, howbeit the qualification has the ropes to take on in emergencies; minimum 6-year rearing (2009)
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