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Uruguay - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Montevideo   1,328,000  
Maldonado   115,000  
Salto   92,000  
Paysandu   80,000  
Las Piedras   73,000  
Lavalleja   60,000  



Total population (millions): 3.4
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 93%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 0.6%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 176,220


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Native European88
Half-caste8
African4


Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Montevideo


GMT-3


Languages


Official language: Spanish
Most people can speak Italian.
Business languages: Spanish, English.
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Free translation tools inUruguay :
Babel Fish
Free English-Spanish-English translation of texts and web pages

Systran
Free French-Spanish-French translation of texts and web pages

Dictionarios.com
Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 66%
Jews 2%
Protestants 2%
Others 30%.


Political system


Uruguay is a parliamentary republic, the parliament is composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which members are elected by direct universal suffrage, every 5 years.
The President of the Republic can be elected only once, there is no Prime Minister and the executive power is exercised by the president and the Council of Ministers.
The opposition is essentially represented by the Frente Amplio.
Capital: Montevideo
Head of State: President Jorge Battle, since MArch, 3rd of 2000.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors inUruguay 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 1258   1420   1756   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


The arts center (museums...) of the capital, Montevideo, attracts a lot of tourists.

For more information about tourism inUruguay , check out the following web site(s) :
Ministry of Tourism of Uruguay


Food


Traditional dishes


Most restaurants in Uruguay are Grill restaurants: indeed Beef is the main ingredient for the preparation of all dishes in Uruguay.
The asado: barbecued beef
The asado de tira: beef ribs
The lomo: fillet of beef
Costillas: sheep
Milanesa: veal chops
Chivito: sandwich with beef, salad and eggs.
The puchero: beef meat with vegetables, bacon, beans and sausages.
the cazuela: home made stew
Desserts: The dulce of leche
Drinks: The ca?a, the grappa
Beers are excellent in Uruguay.

Food-related taboos


There are no culinary taboos.

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