🇺🇾 Uruguay

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Uruguay.

Current time in Uruguay

America/Montevideo · GMT-3

Time zones in Uruguay

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At a glance

Capital
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Population
3,499,451
Area
181,034 km²
Currency
UYU $
Calling code
+598
Driving side
right
Languages
spa
Internet TLD
.uy

About

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately 176,215 square kilometers (68,037 sq mi). It has a population of almost 3.5 million people, of whom nearly 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo.

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