Country
Uruguay Fiji
Leader
Population
3,316,328 890,057
Life Expectancy
76.410 years 71.590 years
Capital City
Montevideo Suva (on Viti Levu)
Largest city
Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) Suva (population: 77,366)
Human Development Index
0.859 0.743 GDP per capita $15,300 US $4,700 US
Literacy Rate
98% 93.7%
Corruption Perception Index
6.9 NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.3% 0% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 6.000% 7.600%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished except for special circumstances
Political System
constitutional republic republic
Independence date
25 August 1825 (from Brazil) 10 October 1970 (from UK) Religions Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006) Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census) Languages Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani Exports meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil External Debt $15,400,000,000 $ $258,700,000 US Exchange Rate Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004) Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.7313 (2006), 1.691 (2005), 1.7331 (2004), 1.8958 (2003) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.600% 1.900% Beijing Olympics Medal Count Location Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Area 176,215 km sq 18,274 km sq Coastline 660 km 1,129 km Climate warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
