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🇺🇾Uruguay

Americas · South AmericaSovereign stateUSAN
ISOUY · URY · 858
LAT,LNG-33.00, -56.00
TEL+598

Uruguay is a sovereign country in South America, Americas. Its capital is Montevideo. It has a population of about 3,473,727 across 181,034 km² — roughly 19 people per km². The currency is the Uruguayan peso (UYU $). The official language is Spanish. Its ISO 3166 codes are UY, URY, 858, and the international calling code is +598.

Capital
Montevideo
#133
Population
3,473,727
#92
Area
181,034 km²
#198
Density
19 /km²

Key facts about Uruguay

GET/alpha/UY
Calling code
+598
Currencies
UYU $
Languages
Spanish
Timezones
UTC-03:00
Demonym
Uruguayan
Top-level domain
.uy
ISO codes
UY · URY · 858
Coordinates
-33.00, -56.00
Capital
Montevideo

Other names for Uruguay

Oriental Republic of UruguayRepública Oriental del UruguayUruguaiウルグアイ

Largest cities in Uruguay (12)

GET/cities?country=UY

Countries bordering Uruguay (2)

GET/borders/uruguay

Frequently asked questions about Uruguay

What is the capital of Uruguay?

The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo.

What is the population of Uruguay?

Uruguay has a population of about 3,473,727, the 133rd largest in the world.

What currency is used in Uruguay?

Uruguay uses the Uruguayan peso (UYU, symbol $).

What languages are spoken in Uruguay?

The main language of Uruguay is Spanish.

What is the calling code for Uruguay?

The international dialing code for Uruguay is +598.

Which countries border Uruguay?

Uruguay shares land borders with Argentina and Brazil.

Query Uruguay from the API

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This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/UY
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/URY
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/858
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/URU
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/uruguay
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=UY
Largest cities in UruguayDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/uruguay
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=-33&lng=-56
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Americas
Countries in AmericasDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/South%20America
Countries in South AmericaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/UYU
Countries using the Uruguayan pesoDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/es
Countries that speak SpanishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/598
Countries with calling code +598Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC-03%3A00
Countries in UTC-03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/uy
Countries on the .uy domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Uruguayan
Countries whose people are "Uruguayan"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Montevideo
Find a country by capital (Montevideo)Docs
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