World Countries

Uruguay

Uruguay coat of arms
The flag of Uruguay is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of white alternating with blue, with a white square superimposed in the canton. In the white square is a yellow sun bearing a human face — the Sun of May — from which sixteen rays extend. The sun's rays alternate between triangular and wavy.

Common Name: Uruguay

Official Name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay

Geographic Details

CapitalMontevideo
Continent(s)South America
RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
Landlocked❌
Area181,034 km²
Coordinates(33° 0' S, 56° 0' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population3,499,451
CurrencyUruguayan peso ($)
TimezonesUTC-03:00
LanguagesSpanish
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.uy
Calling Code+5
Independent✅
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeUY
alpha3CodeURY