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Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
Population: 3.2 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Montevideo
Comparative area: Slightly smaller than the state of Washington
Religions: Roman Catholic 66% (less than half adult population attends church regularly), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, nonprofessing or other 30%
Landscape: Gently rolling grasslands cover almost all the interior of Uruguay; sandy beaches line the Atlantic coast
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1923 |
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