Uruguay

The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo. Uruguay is in South America.

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Uruguay has 19 first-level administrative divisions.

Departments of Uruguay

Name	Capital	Population	Area (km²)
Artigas Department	Artigas	77,246	11,939
Canelones Department	Canelones	608,956	4,527
Cerro Largo Department	Melo	91,021	13,641
Colonia Department	Colonia del Sacramento	135,797	6,108
Durazno Department	Durazno	62,010	12,231
Flores Department	Trinidad	26,271	5,145
Florida Department	Florida	70,324	10,410
Lavalleja Department	Minas	59,175	10,038
Maldonado Department	Maldonado	212,841	4,800
Montevideo Department	Montevideo	1,302,954	530
Paysandú Department		121,838	13,969
Río Negro Department	Fray Bentos	57,338	9,533
Rivera Department	Rivera	109,300	9,329
Rocha Department	Rocha	80,710	10,540
Salto Department	Salto	136,195	14,012
San José Department	San José de Mayo	119,718	5,015
Soriano Department	Mercedes	83,684	8,995
Tacuarembó Department	Tacuarembó	96,013	15,973
Treinta y Tres Department	Treinta y Tres	47,705	9,291

What is the capital of Uruguay?

The capital of Uruguay is Montevideo.

Which continent is Uruguay in?

Uruguay is in South America.

How big is Uruguay?

Uruguay covers 181,034 km². It is number 89 of 195 countries by area.

What is the population of Uruguay?

Wikidata lists the population of Uruguay as 3,444,263 (2023).

How many departments does Uruguay have?

Uruguay has 19 first-level administrative divisions, including Artigas Department, Canelones Department, and Cerro Largo Department.

Which countries border Uruguay?

Uruguay shares land borders with Argentina and Brazil.