Uruguay

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PropertyTypeValueUnitRankEmpirical methodDateComparison
Birth ratePopulation property13.67Per 1000 Inhabitants153Estimation2010Birth rate
Death ratePopulation property9.06Per 1000 Inhabitants77Estimation2010Death rate
Infant Mortality RateHealth property10.99Per 1000 Live Births149Estimation2010Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at BirthPopulation property76.55Years68Estimation2010Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration RatePopulation property-0.14Per 1000 Inhabitants98Estimation2010Net Migration Rate
Population growth ratePopulation property0.45Percent156Estimation2010Population growth rate
Total Fertility RatePopulation property1.89Born per Woman144Estimation2010Total Fertility Rate
Electricity productionEconomic property9265Gigawatt hour94EstimationElectricity production
Natural gas consumptionEconomic property701 Mil. Cubic metre106EstimationNatural gas consumption
Natural gas productionEconomic property01 Mil. Cubic metre119EstimationNatural gas production
GDP growth rateEconomic property1.70Percent89EstimationGDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)Economic property12700Dollar88EstimationGDP - per capita (PPP)
GDPEconomic property43940Million dollar92EstimationGDP
Industrial production growth rateEconomic property-0.90Percent77EstimationIndustrial production growth rate
Inflation rateEconomic property7.30Percent170EstimationInflation rate
Oil consumptionEconomic property411000 Barrel per day102EstimationOil consumption
Oil productionEconomic property0.9461000 Barrel per day107EstimationOil production
Unemployment rateEconomic property7.90Percent84EstimationUnemployment rate
AreaGeo property176215Square kilometer90Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence RateHealth property0.60Percent67HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deathsHealth property50087HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDSHealth property10000102People living with HIV/AIDS
Population sizePopulation property3510386132Population size
Organisation / GroupAimstatus
Andean Community of Nationsto promote harmonious development through economic integrationassociate
Nonaligned Movementto establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocsobserver
Food and Agriculture Organizationto raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 77to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Inter-American Development Bankto promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agencyto promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentto provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organizationto promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerceto promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Courtto hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movementto promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Associationto provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Developmentto promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporationto support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesto organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organizationto train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organizationto deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fundto promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organizationto deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organizationto promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committeeto promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migrationto facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Unionfosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardizationto promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organizationto act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Unionto deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
Latin American Economic Systemto promote economic and social development through regional cooperation
Latin American Integration Associationto promote freer regional trade
Southern Cone Common Market or Southern Common Marketto increase regional economic cooperation
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agencyencourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Saharato supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congoto establish contacts with the signatories to the cease-fire agreement and to plan for the observation of the cease-fire and disengagement of forces
Organization of American Statesto promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbeanto encourage the peaceful uses of atomic energy and prohibit nuclear weapons
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weaponsto enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitrationto facilitate the settlement of international disputes
Rio Groupto consult on regional Latin American issues
United Nationsto maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
Union of South American Nationsto model a community after the European Union which will include a common currency, parliament, passport, and defense policy
United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentto promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizationto promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
Union Latinato project, protect, and promote the common heritage and unifying identities of the Latin, and Latin-influenced, world
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistanto observe the 1949 India-Pakistan cease-fire;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoireto facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003
World Tourism Organizationto promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Unionto promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organizationto promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unionsto promote the trade union movement
World Health Organizationto deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organizationto furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organizationto sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organizationto provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

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Description

Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century established widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and Blanco parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.

Government type

constitutional republic

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)

Natural Resources

arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish

Export commodities

meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products