Country: Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay)
Capital and largest city: Montevideo
Continent: South America
National language: Spanish
Regional languages: Uruguayan, Portuguese
Religion: Christianity (57%, including Roman Catholic Christianity 41%, Protestantism 12%, Other Christian confessions 4%), No religion (41%)
Patron saint: The Virgin Mary (Our Lady of the Thirty-Three (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de lost Treinta y Tres), also known as the Liberator of Uruguay)
Motto: Libertad o Muerto (in Spanish: Freedom or Death)
Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Independence: 25 August 1825 (from the Empire of Brazil)
Population: 3 475 022 (2020)
Demonym: Uruguayan, Oriental
Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Driving side: right
Time zone: UTC -3:00 (UYT)
Calling code: +598
Internet TLD: .uy
Website: www.gub.uy
Neighbouring countries: Argentina, Brazil
