Area: 176.261 Km²
Population: 3.360.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 19 pop/Km²

System of government: Presidential Republic
Capital: Montevideo (1.325.000 pop.)
Major cities: Salto 90.000 pop., Paysandú 80.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: White 90%, Mestizo 7%, Mulatto and black 3%
Border countries: Brazil NORTH-EAST, Argentina WEST

Principal mountains: Cerro de las Animas 501 m
Principal rivers: Rio Negro 750 Km (uruguayan tract, total 800 Km), Rio Uruguay 600 Km (uruguayan tract, total 1650 Km)
Principal lakes: Lagoa Mirim 3000 Km² (total, with brazilian part)
Principal islands: -
Climate: Temperate

Language: Spanish
Religion: Catholic 66%
Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)