Capital: Montevideo

Largest City: Montevideo (1,360,800)

Highest Elevation: Cerro Catedral 514 m (1686 ft)

Population: 3,399,237

Lowest Elevation: Atlantic Ocean 0 m (0 ft)

Geography: mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland

Climate: warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown

Languages: Spanish, Portunol or Brazilero

Area: 68,020 sq. mile / 176,220 sq. kil (slightly smaller than the state of Washington)

International Calling Code: 598

Tourism Website: http://www.turismo.gub.uy/index.php

Currency: Uruguay peso

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