Our Flag 
Our Shield 
Our National Flower "El Ceibo" 
Name of our country: URUGUAY (Republica Oriental del Uruguay)
Capital City: MONTEVIDEO
Name of our school neighborhood: Buceo
Distance of our town from capital city: 6 Kms. (about 10 mins by car)
Longitude and latitude of our location: 55oW 35oS
Highest point of elevation in our country: 500m. (Cathedral Hill)
Languages spoken: Spanish
Currency: Peso ($)
Type of Government/Name of leader: Democracy/our president is Dr. Tabare Vazquez
Age of country: 175 years
Name of our national hero: Jose Gervasio Artigas
Population of Country: 3,151,662
Population of Montevideo: 1,330,045
TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY, GO TO: VISIT URUGUAY or to the COUNTRY PROFILE
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