{"id":125569,"date":"2023-06-28T21:11:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T02:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selasite.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=125569"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:08:07","slug":"uruguay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/en\/member-states\/uruguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Official name:<\/strong> ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of membership:<\/strong> 16 March 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short name:<\/strong> Uruguay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital: <\/strong>Montevideo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: <\/strong>Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area:<\/strong> 176,220 sq km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Land boundaries:<\/strong> 1,564 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Border countries:<\/strong> Argentina 579 km, Brazil 985 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastline:<\/strong> 660 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural resources:<\/strong> Arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environment – international agreements:<\/strong> Party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic indicators <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total at current prices  <\/td>53 629<\/td>Millions USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Per capita at current prices<\/td>15438<\/td>USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Growth rate per capita at constant prices<\/td>-6.2<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Imports of goods and services 
(GDP at current prices)<\/td>		21.0<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Exports of goods and services
(GDP at current prices)<\/td>		16.2<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Uruguay: Economic National Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Databases and
Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socio-demographic indicators <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total population  <\/td>3 473.7<\/td>(000)<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Life expectancy<\/td>78<\/td>Years<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Women<\/td>82<\/td>Years<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Men<\/td>75<\/td>Years<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Public health expenditure as a percentage of GDP<\/td>9.2<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy rate for persons between
 the ages of 15 to 24<\/td>		99.0<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in 
primary education<\/td>		99.4<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Net rate of enrolment in 
secondary education<\/td>		89.3<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Public expenditure on education 
as a percentage of GDP<\/td>		4.7<\/td>%<\/td>2019<\/td><\/tr>
Gini Coefficient<\/td>0.40<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment<\/td>10.1<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Migration<\/td>-0.8<\/td>%<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Source: Uruguay: National Socio-Demographic Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Data Bases and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Inquiry: February 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages:<\/strong> Spanish (official)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative divisions:<\/strong> 19 departments (departamentos, singular – departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence:<\/strong> 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution:<\/strong> 27 November 1966, effective February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973, new constitution rejected by referendum 30 November 1980; two constitutional reforms approved by plebiscite 26 November 1989 and 7 January 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffrage:<\/strong> 18 years of age; universal and compulsory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive branch: <\/strong>Chief of state: President Tabar\u00e9 Vasquez (since 1 March 2015) and Vice President Ra\u00fal Sendic (since 1 March 2015); note – the president is both the chief of state and head of government<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative branch: <\/strong>Bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) and Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial branch:<\/strong> Supreme Court (judges are nominated by the president and elected for 10-year terms by the General Assembly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internet code:<\/strong> .uy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Web Portal:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.presidencia.gub.uy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official name: ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY Date of membership: 16 March 1977 Short name: Uruguay Capital: Montevideo Geography Location: Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil. Area: 176,220 sq km Land boundaries: 1,564 km Border countries: Argentina 579 km, Brazil 985 km Coastline: 660 km Natural resources: Arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries Environment – international agreements: Party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":125521,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125569","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125569\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}