Uruguay β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Uruguay covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Uruguay
The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo. It has a population of approximately 3.5M. The country covers an area of 181,034 kmΒ². It is located in South America.
Geography
Uruguay is a country in South America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 181,034 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Argentina and Brazil, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Uruguay has a population of approximately 3,499,451 people. Population density is around 19.3 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Uruguayan.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Uruguay reports a nominal GDP of about $81.0 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 66.4% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Uruguayan peso (UYU, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 40.27 UYU.
Culture & Time
Uruguay operates on a single time zone (UTC-03:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.uy.
Government & Status
The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +598. Its FIFA country code is URU, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is UY.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.