| Location: | Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil |
| Population: | 3,460,607 (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital: | name: Montevideo geographic coordinates: 34 53 S, 56 11 W time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in October; ends second Sunday in March |
| GDP per capita: | $10,700 (2006 est.) |
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