Uruguay

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Uruguay
By Candace White Presented To Mr. Welshman, and
the Grade 8s Date December.16th/2002
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The Flag
Flag Descriptionnine equal horizontal stripes
of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue
there is a white square in the upper hoist-side
corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face
known as the Sun of May and 16 rays alternately
triangular and wavy
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Government

• Its government type is constitutional republic.

• There are nineteen different departments.

• Its capital is Montevideo.

• It became independent form Brazil on August. 25th
  1825.

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Geography

• It is located on Southern South America,
  bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between
  Argentina and Brazil.

• It has a total area of 176,220 square km. Its
  land area is173, 620 square km, and its water
  area is 2600 square km. This result in a place
  slightly smaller then the state of Washington.

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Continuation

• It is the second smallest country in South
  America.

• Most of its low-lying landscape is grassland.
  This is ideal for cattle and sheep raising.

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Population
The population of Uruguay is 3,386,575, since
July of 2002.
Age structure of Uruguay is 0-14 years 24.4
(male 422,826 female 402,324) 15-64 years
62.6 (male 1,047,740 female,072,032) 65
years and over 13 (male 181,522 female 60,131)
(2002 est.)
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Language and Literacy
The types of languages spoken in Uruguay are
Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero
(Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian
frontier)
Literacy People who are 15 and older can read
and write. Low levels of literacy, and education
in general, can impede the economic development
of a country in the current rapidly changing,
technology-driven world.
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Religions
The types of religions in Uruguay are Roman
Catholic 66 (less than half of the adult
population attends church regularly), Protestant
2, Jewish 1, nonprofessing or other 31.
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Industries
The different types of industries in Uruguay
are food processing, electrical machinery,
transportation equipment, petroleum products,
textiles, chemicals, and beverages.
Electricity production by source fossil fuel
6.64 hydro 92.83 other 0.53 (2000)
nuclear 0
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Resources
corn
rice
fish
livestock
barely
wheat
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Transportation

• Railways

• Waterways

• Highways

• Merchant marine

• Ports and Harbors

• Airports with paved and unpaved runways

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Comunications

• Internet

• Telephones

• Radios

• Televisions

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Organizatons
Uruguay participates in 52, different
international organizations. These are CCC,
ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,
ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA,
Mercosur, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS,
OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNAMSIL, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMEE, UNMOGIP, UNMOT,
UNOMIG, UNTAET, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WToO, WTrO
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Naturally Hazards
Some of the naturally hazards that affect
Uruguay are

• Seasonally high winds. One in particular is the
  Pampero, which is a chilly and occasional violent
  wind.

• Droughts and floods

• All locations are particularly vulnerable to
  rapid changes of whether, due to absence of
  mountains.

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Environmental Issues
Some of the environmental issues affecting this
area are

• Water pollution from meat packing and tanner
  industries.

• Hazardous waste disposal.

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Military

Some of the military branches are

• Police, including Coracero Guard, Grenadier Guard

• Navy, including Navel Air Arm, Coast Guard, and
  Marines.

• Army

• Air Force

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Legal System
Uruguays legal system is based on the Spanish
civil law system, and its suffrage is 18 years of
age.
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Conclusion
In conclusion I would like to say that I learned
a lot about the country of Uruguay and hopefully
you all did too.
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Sources
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/