Uruguay Population: 3,399,237 (July 2004 est.) Capital: Montevideo [ Select Another Country ]

An Introduction to Uruguay
A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold throughout the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.

The Uruguayan Flag Nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; there is a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May and 16 rays alternately triangular and wavy.

Rankings of The Most Populous Countries in the World.

1. China   2. India   3. United States   4. Indonesia   5. Brazil   6. Russia   7. Pakistan   8. Bangladesh   9. Japan 10. Nigeria

11. Mexico 12. Germany 13. Philippines 14. Vietnam 15. Egypt 16. Turkey 17. Iran 18. Ethiopia 19. Thailand 20. United Kingdom

21. France 22. Italy 23. Congo 24. Ukraine 25. South Korea 26. South Africa 27. Burma 28. Colombia 29. Spain 30. Poland

Some interesting facts and figures about Uruguay. Pop Growth Rate / Year:     • 0.51% Avg. Life Expectancy:     • 72.71 yrs - Male     • 79.24 yrs - Female Phone Lines:     • 946,500 (2002) Televisions:     • 782,000 (1997) Radios:     • 1,970,000 (1997) Internet Code:     • .uy Did you know ... People from Uruguay are called Uruguayans