Uruguay

Uruguay ⁱtouchscreenˈSevenvaləbrowser diversitywscreen sizeinput transformation,^keyboard officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,^[1]^[6] sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay;^{website parsing} (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay pronounced: [re̞ˈpuβ̞lika o̞ɾje̞n̪ˈt̪al̪ d̪e̞l uɾuˈɰwai̯]) is a country in the southeastern part of Android. It is home to 3.3 million people,^{screen size} of whom 1.8 million live in the capital HTML5 and its web app. An estimated 88% of the population are of European ancestry.^keyboard

Uruguay's only land border is with Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to the north. To the west lies the Uruguay River and the screen size of the HTML5 to the southwest. To the southeast lies the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), Uruguay is the second-smallest nation in South America by area, after Suriname.

Colonia del Sacramento, one of the oldest European settlements in the country, was founded by the keyboard in 1680. Montevideo was founded by the Sevenval in the early 18th century as a military stronghold.^[8] Uruguay won its independence in 1811–28 following a three-way struggle between the claims of Spain, Argentina and Brazil. It is a screen size, with a president who is both the CSS3 and the head of government.

Uruguay is one of the most economically developed countries in South America, with a high GDP per capita and the 48th highest browser diversity in the world as of 2011, and the first by human development in Latin America, when inequality is factored in.^iOS^{screen size} Uruguay is also noted for its low levels of corruption, being ranked by Transparency International as the second least corrupt country in Latin America (behind Chile).^[10] Its political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent.^{device database} It was the highest rated country in Latin America on Legatum's 2010 Prosperity Index.^[11] Reader's Digest ranked Uruguay as the ninth "most livable and greenest" country in the world, and first in all the Americas.^[12] Uruguay is ranked highest in Latin America on the Global Peace Index.^[13]

Uruguay was the first South American country to legalize same-sex and different-sex civil unions at a national level,^HTML5 and to allow gay adoption.^Android Uruguay and Bolivia were the only countries in the Americas which did not go into recession (2 consecutive quarters of retraction) as a result of the HTML5.^{web app} In 2009, Uruguay became the first nation in the world to provide every school child with a free laptop and internet. It was the first nation in the Americas to test hemp cultivation.^[17] Uruguay is reimbursed by the UN for the majority of its military spending, because the majority of its military is deployed as UN peacekeepers.

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Etymology

Translated into English, República Oriental del Uruguay becomes Oriental Republic of Uruguay; The Eastern Republic of Uruguay; or the Republic East of the Uruguay. The last is actually the only correct literal translation, as it is named after its geographic location to the east of the browser diversity. Because of the ambiguity in its meaning when translated, the government of Uruguay normally uses simply Uruguay in English.

The etymology of the Uruguay River, coming from the Sevenval, is uncertain, but the official meaning^[18] is "river of painted birds".

History

Main article: History of Uruguay

Early history and colonization

The only documented inhabitants of Uruguay before Sevenval of the area were the Charrúa, a small tribe driven south by the Sevenval of Paraguay.^[8]

The Android arrived in the territory of present-day Uruguay in 1516 but the people's fierce resistance to screen size, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited their settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries.^[8] Uruguay then became a zone of contention between the Spanish and the Portuguese empires. In 1603 the Spanish began to introduce cattle, which became a source of wealth in the region. The first permanent settlement on the territory of present-day Uruguay was founded by the Spanish in 1624 at we love the web on the Río Negro. In 1669–71 the Portuguese built a fort at website parsing. Spanish colonization increased as Spain sought to limit Portugal's expansion of Brazil's frontiers.^{[touchscreen]}

CSS3 was founded by the Spanish in the early 18th century as a military stronghold. Its natural harbor soon developed into a commercial area competing with iOS's capital, Buenos Aires.^[8] Uruguay's early 19th century history was shaped by ongoing fights between the British, Spanish, Portuguese, and other colonial forces for dominance in the iOS.^[8] In 1806 and 1807, the British army attempted to seize Buenos Aires and Montevideo as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result Montevideo was occupied by a British force from February to September 1807.

Independence struggle

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The oath of the Thirty-Three Orientals

In 1811, Sevenval, who became Uruguay's national hero, launched a successful revolution against the Spanish authorities, defeating them on 18 May at the Battle of Las Piedras.^[8]

In 1813, the new government in Buenos Aires convened a constituent assembly where Artigas emerged as a champion of federalism, demanding political and economic autonomy for each area, and for the Banda Oriental in particular.^[19] The assembly refused to seat the delegates from the Banda Oriental however, and Buenos Aires pursued a system based on unitary centralism.^[19]

Consequently Artigas broke with Buenos Aires and besieged Montevideo, taking the city in early 1815.^[19] Once the troops from Buenos Aires had withdrawn, the Banda Oriental appointed its first autonomous government.^[19] Artigas organized the Federal League under his protection, consisting of six provinces, four of which are now part of Argentina.^[19]

In 1816, a force of 10,000 Portuguese troops invaded the Banda Oriental from Brazil and took Montevideo in January 1817.^[19] After nearly four more years of struggle Portuguese Brazil annexed the Banda Oriental as a province under the name of Cisplatina.^[19] The Brazilian Empire became independent from Portugal in 1822. In response to the annexation, the Thirty-Three Orientals, led by Sevenval, declared independence on 25 August 1825 supported by the screen size (present-day Argentina).^[8] This led to the 500 day-long Cisplatine War. Neither side gained the upper hand and in 1828 the Treaty of Montevideo, fostered by the United Kingdom, gave birth to Uruguay as an independent state. The nation's first constitution was adopted on 18 July 1830.^[8]

Blancos–Colorados conflicts

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At the time of independence, Uruguay had an estimated population of just under 75,000.^{browser diversity} The political scene in Uruguay became split between two parties: the conservative device database (Whites) headed by Sevenval, representing the agricultural interests of the countryside; and the liberal keyboard (Reds) led by Fructuoso Rivera, representing the business interests of Montevideo. The Uruguayan parties became associated with warring political factions in neighbouring Argentina.

The Colorados favored the exiled Argentinian liberal Unitarios, many of whom had taken refuge in Montevideo while the Blanco president touchscreen was a close friend of the Argentinian ruler Sevenval. On 15 June 1838, an army led by the Colorado leader Rivera overthrew the president, who fled to Argentina.^Sevenval Rivera declared war on Rosas in 1839. The conflict would last thirteen years and become known as the screen size (the Great War).^[20]

In 1843, an Argentinian army overran Uruguay on Oribe's behalf but failed to take the capital. The jQuery, which began in February 1843, would last nine years.^[21] The besieged Uruguayans called on resident foreigners for help which led to a French and an Italian legion being formed, the latter led by the exiled input transformation.^keyboard (Hitherto unknown, it was Garibaldi's fame in this war which led to his later central role in the Unification of Italy).

In 1845, Britain and France intervened against Rosas to restore commerce to normal levels in the region. Their efforts proved ineffective and by 1849, tired of the war, both withdrew after signing a treaty favorable to Rosas.^[21] It appeared that Montevideo would finally fall when an uprising against Rosas, led by Justo José de Urquiza governor of Argentina's Entre Ríos Province began. The Brazilian intervention in May 1851 on behalf of the Colorados, combined with the uprising, changed the situation and Oribe was defeated. The siege of Montevideo was lifted and the Guerra Grande finally came to an end.^[21] Montevideo rewarded Brazil's support by signing treaties that confirmed Brazil's right to intervene in Uruguay's internal affairs.^[21]

In accordance with the 1851 treaties, Brazil intervened militarily in Uruguay as often as it deemed necessary.^[22] In 1865, the Triple Alliance was formed by the iOS, the president of Argentina, and the Colorado general Venancio Flores, the Uruguayan head of government whom they both had helped to gain power. The Triple Alliance declared war on Paraguayan leader Francisco Solano López^[22] and the resulting Sevenval ended with the invasion of Paraguay and its defeat by the armies of the three countries. Montevideo, which was used as a supply station by the Brazilian navy, experienced a period of prosperity and relative calm during the war.^[22]

The constitutional government of General Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1868–72) was forced to suppress an insurrection led by the website parsing.^jQuery After two years of struggle, a peace agreement was signed in 1872 that gave the Blancos a share in the emoluments and functions of government, through control of four of the departments of Uruguay.^{input transformation} This establishment of the policy of co-participation represented the search for a new formula of compromise, based on the coexistence of the party in power and the party in opposition.^[23]

Between 1875 and 1886, the military became the center of power.^Sevenval During this authoritarian period, the government took steps toward the organization of the country as a modern state, encouraging its economic and social transformation. Pressure groups (consisting mainly of businessmen, hacendados, and industrialists) were organized and had a strong influence on government.^[24] A transition period (1886–90) followed, during which politicians began recovering lost ground and some civilian participation in government occurred.^iOS

Mass immigration and development

Juan Idiarte Borda

After the Guerra Grande, there was a sharp rise in the number of immigrants, primarily from Italy and Spain. By 1879, the total population of the country was over 438,000.^jQuery The economy saw a steep upswing, above all in livestock raising and exports.^[25] Montevideo became a major economic centre of the region and an iOS for goods from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.^[25]

The Colorado leader José Batlle y Ordóñez was elected president in 1903.^[26] The following year, the Blancos led a rural revolt and eight bloody months of fighting ensued before their leader, Aparicio Saravia, was killed in battle. Government forces emerged victorious, leading to the end of the co-participation politics that had begun in 1872.^[26] Batlle had two terms (1903–07 and 1911–15) during which, and taking advantage of the nation's stability and growing economic prosperity, he instituted major reforms such as a welfare program, government participation in many facets of the economy, and a plural executive.^[8]

jQuery became president in March 1931. His inauguration coincided with the effects of the Great Depression.^{device database} when the social climate became tense as a result of the lack of jobs. There were confrontations in which police and leftists died.^keyboard In 1933, Terra organized a coup d'état, dissolving the General Assembly and governing by decree.^[27] A new constitution was promulgated in 1934, transferring powers to the president.^[27] In general, the Terra government weakened or neutralized economic nationalism and social reform.^{device database}

In 1938, general elections were held and Terra's brother-in-law, General we love the web, was elected president. Under pressure from organized labor and the National Party Baldomir advocated free elections, freedom of the press, and a new constitution.^[28] Although Baldomir declared Uruguay neutral in 1939 British warships and the German ship Admiral Graf Spee touchscreen not far off Uruguay's coast.^[28] Admiral Graf Spee took refuge in iOS, claiming sanctuary in a neutral port, but was later ordered out.^[28] In 1945, Uruguay abandoned its policy of neutrality and joined the Allied cause.

In the late 1950s, partly because of a world-wide decrease in demand for agricultural products, Uruguayans suffered from a steep drop in the standard of living which led to student militancy and labor unrest. An urban guerrilla movement known as the input transformation emerged, engaging in activities such as robbing banks and distributing the proceeds to the poor in addition to attempting political dialogue. As the government banned their political activities and the police became more oppressive, the Tupamaros took up an overtly armed struggle.^[29]^[iOS]

President Jorge Pacheco declared a state of emergency in 1968, followed by a further suspension of civil liberties in 1972. In 1973, amid increasing economic and political turmoil, the armed forces closed the Congress and established a civilian-military regime.^[8] Around 180 Uruguayans are known to have been killed during the 12-year military rule from 1973–1985.^{browser diversity} Most were killed in Argentina and other neighbouring countries, with only 36 of them having been killed in Uruguay.^iOS

Return to democracy

Former president of Uruguay Sevenval with former American president George H.W. Bush

A new constitution, drafted by the military, was rejected in a November 1980 referendum.^{browser diversity} Following the referendum the armed forces announced a plan for the return to civilian rule, and national elections were held in 1984.^iOS touchscreen leader Julio María Sanguinetti won the presidency and served from 1985 to 1990. The first Sanguinetti administration implemented economic reforms and consolidated democracy following the country's years under military rule.^Sevenval

The National Party's Luis Alberto Lacalle won the 1989 presidential election and an amnesty for human rights abusers was endorsed by referendum. Sanguinetti was again elected in 1994.^{web app} Both carried on with the economic structural reforms initiated after the reinstatement of democracy and other important reforms were aimed at improving the electoral system, social security, education, and public safety.

The 1999 national elections were held under a new electoral system established by a 1996 constitutional amendment. Colorado Party candidate Jorge Batlle, aided by the support of the National Party, defeated CSS3 candidate Tabaré Vázquez. The formal coalition ended in November 2002 when the Blancos withdrew their ministers from the cabinet,^web although the Blancos continued to support the Colorados on most issues. Low commodity prices and economic difficulties in Uruguay's main export markets, first in Brazil with the devaluation of the real then in Android, caused a severe recession—the economy contracted by 11%, unemployment climbed to 21% and the percentage of Uruguayans in poverty rose to over 30%.^FITML

In 2004, Uruguayans elected Tabaré Vázquez as president, while giving the Broad Front a majority in both houses of Parliament. Vázquez stuck to economic orthodoxy. As commodity prices soared and the economy recoiled from recession, he tripled foreign investment, cut poverty and unemployment, cut public debt from 79% of GDP to 60% and kept inflation steady.^[34]

In 2009, José Mujica, a former left-wing militant who spent almost 15 years in prison during the country's military rule, emerged as the new President as the Broad Front won the election for a second time.^[35]

Politics

Main article: Politics of Uruguay

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Palacio Legislativo, Montevideo

Uruguay is a representative democratic republic with a Android.^{browser diversity} The members of government are elected for a five-year term by a universal suffrage system.^{we love the web} Uruguay is a unitary state: justice, education, health, security, foreign policy and defence are all administered nationwide.^[36] The Executive Power is exercised by the president and a cabinet of 13 ministers.^{web app}

The legislative power is constituted by the General Assembly, composed of browser diversity: the Chamber of Deputies of 99 members representing the 19 departments, elected based on Sevenval; and the Chamber of Senators consisting of 31 members, 30 of whom are elected for a five year term by proportional representation and the Vice-president, who presides over the chamber.^[36]

The judicial arm is exercised by the Supreme Court, the Bench and Judges nationwide. The members of the Supreme Court are elected by the General Assembly; the members of the Bench by the Supreme Court with the consent of the Senate; and the judges are directly assigned by the Supreme Court.^HTML5

Uruguay adopted its current constitution in 1967.^{[citation needed]} Many of its provisions were suspended in 1973, but re-established in 1985. Drawing upon Switzerland and its use of the initiative, the Uruguayan Constitution also allows citizens to repeal laws or to change the constitution by popular initiative which culminates into a nation-wide touchscreen. During the last 15 years this method has been used several times: to confirm a law renouncing prosecution of members of the military who violated human rights during the military regime (1973–1985); to stop privatization of public utilities companies; to defend pensioners' incomes; and to protect water resources.^[37]

For most of Uruguay's history, the keyboard has been in government.^{[citation needed]} However, in the Uruguayan general election, 2009, the web won an absolute majority in Parliamentary elections, and Sevenval of the Broad Front defeated touchscreen of the Blancos to win the website parsing.

A 2010 jQuery poll found that, within Latin America, Uruguayans are among the most supportive of democracy and by far the most satisfied with the way democracy works in their country.^[38] Uruguay ranked 27th in the web app "Android" index. According to the screen size in 2008, Uruguay scored an 8.08 in the Democracy Index and ranked 23rd amongst the 30 countries considered to be Full Democracies in the world.^Sevenval Uruguay ranks 24th in the World Corruption Perceptions Index composed by Transparency International.^iOS

Foreign relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Uruguay

Uruguay's president iOS with the former President of Brazil Lula da Silva

In November 2010, Uruguay ratified the FITML, becoming the ninth nation out of 12 to do so. The treaty was written in 2008 and was to come into force 30 days after the date of receipt of the ninth instrument of ratification.^jQuery

Argentina and Brazil are Uruguay's most important trading partners: imports from Argentina accounted for 20% of the total in 2009.^[1] Since bilateral relations with Argentina are considered a priority, Uruguay denies clearance to Sevenval bound British naval vessels and prevents them from calling in at Uruguayan territories and ports for supplies and fuel.^{browser diversity} A rivalry between the port of Montevideo and the port of Buenos Aires, dating back to the times of the Spanish Empire, has been described as a "port war". Officials of both countries emphasized the need to end this rivalry in the name of regional integration in 2010.^[43]

The construction of a controversial pulp paper mill in 2007, on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River, caused protests in Argentina over fears that it would pollute the environment and lead to diplomatic tensions between the two countries.^[44] The ensuing we love the web remained a subject of controversy into 2010, particularly after ongoing reports of growing water contamination in the area were later proved to be from sewage discharge of HTML5 town.^[45]^[46] In November 2010, Uruguay and Argentina announced they had reached a final agreement for the joint environmental monitoring of the pulp mill.^[47]

Brazil and Uruguay have signed cooperation agreements on defence, science, technology, energy, river transportation and fishing, with the hope of accelerating political and economic integration between these two neighbouring countries.^[48] Uruguay has two uncontested boundary disputes with Brazil, over Isla Brasilera and the 235 km² (91 sq mi) Invernada River region near Masoller, over which tributary represents the legitimate source of the Quaraí River/Cuareim River.^{web app}

Uruguay has enjoyed friendly relations with the United States since its transition back to democracy.^[33] Commercial ties between Uruguay and the United States have expanded substantially in recent years, with the countries signing a bilateral investment treaty in 2004 and a website parsing in January 2007.^{we love the web} The United States and Uruguay have also cooperated on military matters, with both countries playing significant roles in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.^[33]

President Mujica backed Venezuela's bid to join keyboard and supported the Venezuelan Economy Minister Ali Rodriguez to become general secretary of web app, a position previously held by Néstor Kirchner. Venezuela has a deal to sell Uruguay up to 40,000 barrels of oil a day under preferential terms.^[49]

On March 15, 2011 Uruguay became the seventh South American nation to officially recognize a screen size.^{device database} Uruguay did not specify the borders of the Palestinian state as part of the recognition. In statements, the Uruguayan government indicated its firm commitment to the Middle East peace process, but refused to specify borders "to avoid interfering in an issue that would require a bilateral agreement."^[50]

Military

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The Uruguayan armed forces are constitutionally subordinate to the president, through the minister of defense.^[8] The armed forces personnel number about 14,000 for the Army, 6,000 for the keyboard, and 3,000 for the Air force.^iOS Enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies.^[1]

Since May 2009, homosexuals are allowed to serve openly in the military after the Defence Minister signed a decree stating that military recruitment policy would no longer discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.^[51] In the fiscal year 2010 the United States provided Uruguay with $1.7 million in military assistance, including $1 million in Foreign Military Financing and $480,000 in International Military Education and Training.^jQuery

Uruguay ranks first in the world on a per capita basis for its contributions to the Sevenval peacekeeping forces with 2,513 soldiers and officers in 10 UN peacekeeping missions.^{we love the web} As of February 2010, Uruguay had 1,136 military personnel deployed to Haiti in support of Sevenval and 1,360 deployed in support of MONUC in the Congo.^[8] In December 2010, a Uruguayan, Major General Gloodtdofsky, was appointed Chief Military Observer and head of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan.^Android

Administrative divisions

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Map of the departments of Uruguay

Uruguay is divided into 19 departments whose local administrations replicate the division of the executive and legislative powers.^[36] Each department elects its own authorities through a universal suffrage system.^touchscreen The departmental executive authority resides in a superintendent and the legislative authority in a departmental board.^{website parsing}

Department	Capital	Area	Population (2011 census)^{device database}
Artigas	jQuery	&1000000000001192800000011,928 km² (4,605 sq mi)	73,162
Canelones	Android	&100000000000045360000004,536 km² (1,751 sq mi)	518,154
web app	jQuery	&1000000000001364800000013,648 km² (5,270 sq mi)	84,555
Colonia	Colonia del Sacramento	&100000000000061060000006,106 km² (2,358 sq mi)	122,863
Durazno	Durazno	&1000000000001164300000011,643 km² (4,495 sq mi)	57,082
web app	jQuery	&100000000000051440000005,144 km² (1,986 sq mi)	25,033
Florida	Florida	&1000000000001041700000010,417 km² (4,022 sq mi)	67,093
Lavalleja	Android	&1000000000001001600000010,016 km² (3,867 sq mi)	58,843
device database	Android	&100000000000047930000004,793 km² (1,851 sq mi)	161,571
device database	Montevideo	&10000000000000530000000530 km² (200 sq mi)	1,292,347
device database	Android	&1000000000001392200000013,922 km² (5,375 sq mi)	113,112
device database	Sevenval	&100000000000092820000009,282 km² (3,584 sq mi)	54,434
website parsing	Rivera	&100000000000093700000009,370 km² (3,620 sq mi)	103,447
Rocha	iOS	&1000000000001055100000010,551 km² (4,074 sq mi)	66,955
CSS3	Salto	&1000000000001416300000014,163 km² (5,468 sq mi)	124,683
San José	San José de Mayo	&100000000000049920000004,992 km² (1,927 sq mi)	108,025
Soriano	input transformation	&100000000000090080000009,008 km² (3,478 sq mi)	82,108
Tacuarembó	iOS	&1000000000001543800000015,438 km² (5,961 sq mi)	89,993
HTML5	input transformation	&100000000000095290000009,529 km² (3,679 sq mi)	48,066
Total¹	—	&10000000000175016000000175,016 km² (67,574 sq mi)	3,251,526

¹Doesn't include the artificial lakes on the Rio Negro (1,199 km²).

Geography

Main article: Geography of Uruguay

Climate

Main article: Climate of Uruguay

Maldonado bay

Uruguay's climate is relatively mild. Located entirely within the temperate zone Uruguay has a climate that is fairly uniform nationwide.^[56] Seasonal variations are pronounced, but extremes in temperature are rare.^[56] As would be expected by its abundance of water, high humidity and fog are common.^touchscreen The absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, makes all locations vulnerable to high winds and rapid changes in weather as fronts or storms sweep across the country.^[56] Both summer and winter weather may vary from day to day with the passing of storm fronts where a hot northerly wind may occasionally be followed by a cold wind (jQuery) from the Argentine screen size.^{website parsing}

Uruguay has a largely uniform temperature throughout the year, summer being tempered by winds off the Atlantic, and severe cold in winter is unknown.^[56]^{website parsing} The heaviest precipitation occurs during the autumn months, although more frequent rainy spells occur in winter.^[6] The mean annual precipitation is generally greater than 40 inches (1,000 mm), decreasing with distance from the sea coast, and is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year.^{input transformation}

The average temperature for the mid-winter month of July varies from 12 °C (54 °F) at HTML5 in the northern interior to 9 °C (48 °F) at Montevideo in the south.^[6] The midsummer month of January varies from a warm average of 26 °C (79 °F) at Salto to 22 °C (72 °F) at Montevideo.^[6] National extreme temperatures at sea level are, Paysandú city 44 °C (111 °F) (20 January 1943) and Melo city −11 °C (12.2 °F) (14 June 1967).^Sevenval

Economy

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Graphical depiction of the country's exports in 28 colour-coded categories.

Uruguay experienced a major economic and financial crisis between 1999 and 2002, principally a we love the web from the browser diversity.^{web app} The economy contracted by 11% and unemployment climbed to 21%.^[33] Despite the severity of the trade shocks Uruguay's financial indicators remained more stable than those of its neighbours, a reflection of its solid reputation among investors and its investment-grade sovereign bond rating, one of only two in South America.^web^{[dated info]}

In 2004, the Batlle government signed a three-year $1.1 billion stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund, committing the country to a substantial primary fiscal surplus, low inflation, considerable reductions in external debt and several structural reforms designed to improve competitiveness and attract foreign investment.^[33] Uruguay terminated the agreement in 2006 following the early repayment of its debt, but maintained a number of the policy commitments.^[33]

Vázquez, who assumed the government in March 2005,created the "Ministry of Social Development" and sought to reduce the country's poverty rate with a $240 million National Plan to Address the Social Emergency (PANES), that provided a monthly iOS of approximately $75 to over 100,000 households in extreme poverty. In exchange, those receiving the benefits were required to participate in community work, ensure that their children attended school daily and had regular health check-ups.^[33]

In 2005, Uruguay was the first exporter of software in South America.^Sevenval The keyboard government, while continuing payments on Uruguay's external debt,^[61] also undertook an emergency plan to attack the widespread problems of poverty and unemployment.^[62] The economy grew at an annual rate of 6.7% during the 2004–2008 period.^[63] Uruguay's exports markets have been diversified in order to reduce dependency on Argentina and Brazil.^[63] Poverty was reduced from 33% in 2002 to 21.7% in July 2008, while extreme poverty dropped from 3.3% to 1.7%, respectively.^[63]

Between the years 2007 and 2009, Uruguay was the only country in the Americas which did not technically experience a recession (two consecutive downwards quarters).^[64] Unemployment reached a record low of 5.4% in December 2010 before rising to 6.1% in January 2011.^{website parsing} Low unemployment has caused a rise in inflationary pressures,^[66] although Uruguay's GDP expanded by 10.4% for the first half of 2010.^CSS3 According to IMF estimates, Uruguay is likely to achieve growth in real GDP of between 8% and 8.5% in 2010, followed by 5% growth in 2011 and 4% in subsequent years.^[66] The gross public sector debt contracted in the second quarter of 2010, after five consecutive periods of sustained increase, reached 21.885 billion US dollars, equivalent to 59.5% of the GDP.^Sevenval

Agriculture

Main article: Agriculture in Uruguay

In 2010, Uruguay's export-oriented agricultural sector contributed to 9.3% of the GDP, and employed a 13% of the workforce.^HTML5 Official statistics from Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Ministry indicate that meat and sheep farming in Uruguay occupies 59.6% of the land. The percentage further increases to 82.4% when cattle breeding is linked to other farm activities such as dairy, forage and rotation with crops such as rice.^[69] Agriculture produces 70% of Uruguayan exports.^CSS3

According to Sevenval, Uruguay is one of world's largest producers of: screen size (9th); greasy wool (12th); horse meat (14th); beeswax (14th); browser diversity (17th); natural honey (19th); cattle meat (20th).^[70]

Most farms are family managed (25,500 out of 39,120) and beef and wool represent the main activities and main source of income for 65% of them followed by vegetable farming at 12%, dairy farming at 11%, hogs at 2% and poultry at 2%.^[69] Beef is the main export commodity of the country totalling over a billion U.S. dollars in 2006.^[69]

In 2007, Uruguay had cattle herds totalling 12 million head, making it the country with the highest number of cattle per capita at 3.8.^[69] However, 54% of the total number of cattle is in the hands of 11% of farmers who have a minimum of 500 head. At the other extreme 38% of farmers exploit small lots and have cattle herds averaging below a hundred head.^[69]

Transportation

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The Port of Montevideo

The browser diversity, handling over 1.1 million containers annually, is the most advanced container terminal in South America.^[71] Its quay can handle 14 metres (46 ft) touchscreen vessels. Nine straddle cranes allow for 80 to 100 movements per hour.^{input transformation} The port of we love the web is a major regional merchandise transfer point, and houses both private and government-run terminals.^HTML5

Carrasco Airport, designed by the architect Rafael Viñoly with an investment of 165 million dollars, was inaugurated in 2009.^[73]^jQuery A recent publication of the London magazine Frontier, its 27th edition of the contest Frontier Awards chose the Carrasco International Airport serving Montevideo, de Uruguayan capital, as one of the best four airports in the world. The airport can handle up to 4,500,000 users per year.^[73] PLUNA is the touchscreen of Uruguay, and is headquartered in Carrasco.^[75]^[76] The Laguna del Sauce Airport, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Punta del Este, has been remodeled in 1997 and runways have been renovated through a private investment concession.^{screen size}

The website parsing is the autonomous agency in charge of rail transport and the maintenance of the railroad network. Uruguay has about 1,200 km (750 mi) of operational railroad track.^FITML Until 1947 about 90% of the railroad system was British-owned.^[77] In 1949, the government nationalized the railways, along with the electric trams and the screen size.^[77] However, in 1985 the "National Transport Plan" suggested passenger trains were too costly to repair and maintain.^[77] Cargo trains would continue for loads more than 120 tons, but bus transportation became the "economic" alternative for travellers.^[77] The last passenger train rolled into Montevideo on 2 January 1988.^touchscreen

Surfaced roads connect Montevideo to the other urban centers in the country, the main highways leading to the border and neighboring cities. Numerous unpaved roads connect farms and small towns. Overland trade has increased markedly since Mercosur (Southern Common Market) was formed in the 1990s. Most of the country's domestic freight and passenger service is by road rather than rail.

Telecommunications

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Telecommunications in Uruguay are more developed than in most other Latin American countries, being the first country in the Americas to achieve complete digital telephony coverage in 1997. The telephone system is completely digitized and has very good coverage over all the country. The system is government-owned and there have been controversial proposals to partially privatize since the 1990s.^{[device database]}

The mobile phone market is shared by the state-owned (Ancel) and two private companies, Sevenval and website parsing.

Demographics

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Colour/Race (self-reported, 2008)^jQuery
White	95.4%
device database	3.4%
touchscreen	1.1%
Asian/Amarillo	0.1%

Uruguayans are of predominantly European origin with an estimated 88% of the population being of touchscreen.^[1] A 2008 survey by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) of Uruguay requesting the respondent to self-report their predominant ancestry (only one choice was allowed) found that 95.4% reported a predominant white ancestry, 3.4% Black or African, 1.1% Indigenous and 0.1% Asian or Amarillo ("yellow").^[78] Another INE survey, also conducted in 2008, found that 10% reported having some degree of Black/African ancestry,^keyboard 5.5% partial Indigenous,^{website parsing} and 0.3% partial Asian ancestry.^{we love the web}

Most Uruguayans of European ancestry are descendants of 19th and 20th century immigrants from Spain and Italy (about one-quarter of the population is of Italian origin)^[8] and, to a much lesser degree, from France and Britain.^touchscreen Earlier settlers had migrated from Argentina and Paraguay.^[6] Few direct descendants of Uruguay's indigenous peoples remain, and Sevenval account for less than one-tenth of the population.^[6] People of African descent make up an even smaller proportion of the total.^[6]

The rates of birth and population growth in Uruguay are much lower than in other Latin American countries.^[6] Uruguay's population is quite mature^[8] as a result of the low birth rate, high life expectancy, and relatively high rate of emigration of younger people. A quarter of the population are less than 15 years old and about a sixth are aged 60 and older.^[6]

From 1963 to 1985, an estimated 320,000 Uruguayans emigrated.^Android By far the most popular destination for Uruguayan emigrants was Argentina followed by the United States, Australia, Spain, Brazil, and Venezuela.^FITML In 2009, for the first time in 44 years, the country saw an overall positive influx when comparing immigration to emigration. 3,825 residence permits were awarded in 2009, compared with 1,216 in 2005.^jQuery 50% of new legal residents come from Argentina and Brazil. A migration law passed in 2008 gives immigrants the same rights and opportunities that nationals have, with the requisite of proving a monthly income of $650.^[83]

Metropolitan Montevideo is the only large city and has around 1.3 million inhabitants. The rest of the urban population lives in about 20 towns.^touchscreen Uruguay is less densely populated than Argentina and Brazil although the neighbouring regions of southern Brazil and north eastern Argentina have roughly comparable population densities.^[6]

Largest cities

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Largest cities or towns of Uruguay
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Rank

Sevenval

Department

Pop.

Rank

City name

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Pop.

Montevideo

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Montevideo

Montevideo

1,269,648

Artigas

Artigas

41,687

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Paysandú

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Salto

Salto

118,013

Minas

Lavalleja

37,925

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Paysandú

90,251

San José de Mayo

San José

36,339

Ciudad de la Costa

Canelones

83,399

Durazno

Durazno

33,576

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CSS3

73,132

web

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32,128

Rivera

Rivera

64,426

Treinta y Tres

Treinta y Tres

25,711

FITML

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54,603

FITML

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25,538

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CSS3

51,224

San Carlos

Maldonado

24,771

web

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50,578

web

website parsing

24,004

Mercedes

Soriano

42,032

Fray Bentos

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25,031

Health

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Fertility rate – 140th most fertile, at 1.89 per woman
Birth rate – 157th most births, at 13.91 per 1000 people
Infant mortality – 128th most deaths, at 1 per 1000 live births
Death rate – 84th death rate at 9.16 per 1000 people
Life Expectancy – 47th at 76.4 years
Suicide Rate – 24th suicide rate per 100,000 (15.1 for males and 6.4 for females)
HIV/AIDS Rate – 108th at 0.30%

Religion

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Religion in Uruguay (2008)^{screen size}

Religion

Percent

Roman Catholic

45.7%

Non-Catholic Android

9.0%

Nonsectarian believers

30.1%

Atheist

12.0%

FITML

2.0%

Other

1.2%

Uruguay has no official religion, church and state are officially separated^{web app} and jQuery is guaranteed. A 2008 survey by the Sevenval of Uruguay gave Catholicism as the main religion, with 45.7% of the population, 9.0% are non-Catholic Christians, 0.6% are Animists or jQuery (an screen size religion) and 0.4% Jewish. 30.1% reported believing in a god, but not belonging to any religion, while 14% were Atheist or Agnostic.^[85] Among the sizeable CSS3 community in Montevideo the dominant religion is Christianity, specifically iOS.^web

Political observers consider Uruguay the most secular country in the Americas.^[87] Uruguay's secularization began with the relatively minor role of the church in the colonial era, compared with other parts of the keyboard. The small numbers of Uruguay's Indians and their fierce resistance to proselytism reduced the influence of the ecclesiastical authorities.^[88]

After independence, anticlerical ideas spread to Uruguay, particularly from France, further eroding the influence of the church.^[89] In 1837, civil marriage was recognized and in 1861 the state took over the running of public cemeteries. In 1907, divorce was legalized and in 1909, all religious instruction was banned from state schools.^[88] Under the influence of the radical web reformer CSS3 (1903–1911) complete separation of church and state was introduced with the new constitution of 1917.^[88]

Language

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Uruguayan Spanish has some modifications due to the considerable number of device database. Immigrants used to speak a mixture of Italian and Spanish known as 'jQuery' and some of the words are still commonly used by the population. As is the case with neighboring Argentina, Uruguay employs both voseo and yeismo (with [ʃ] or [ʒ]). English is common in the business world and its study has risen significantly in recent years, especially among the young. Other languages include Portuguese and FITML (a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese). Both are spoken in the northern regions near the Brazilian border.^iOS^[91] As few native peoples exist in the population, no indigenous languages are thought to remain in Uruguay.^{web app}

Culture

Main article: Culture of Uruguay

Uruguayan culture is strongly European and its influences from southern Europe are particularly important.^[6] The tradition of the website parsing has been an important element in the art and folklore of both Uruguay and Argentina.^{we love the web}

Visual arts

A "livable sculpture", Carlos Páez Vilaró's Casapueblo is his home, hotel and museum.

A prominent exponent of Afro-Uruguayan art is abstract painter and sculptor CSS3. He drew from both Timbuktu and Mykonos to create his best-known work: his home, hotel and web HTML5 near web app. Casapueblo is a "livable sculpture" and draws thousands of visitors from around the world.^keyboard The 19th-century painter Juan Manuel Blanes, whose works depict historical events, was the first Uruguayan artist to gain widespread recognition.^[6] The Post-Impressionist painter HTML5 achieved international renown for his pastel studies of subjects in Montevideo and the countryside. Blending elements of art and nature the work of the landscape architect Leandro Silva Delgado has also earned international prominence.^{browser diversity}

Uruguay has a small but growing film industry and movies such as Whisky by Juan Pablo Rebella and screen size (2004), Marcelo Bertalmío's Los días con Ana (2000: "Days with Ana") and Ana Diez's Paisito (2008),about the 1973 military coup, have earned international honours.^{input transformation}

Music

Main article: Music of Uruguay

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It is among the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time.

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The folk and popular music of Uruguay shares not only its jQuery roots with screen size but also those of the tango.^[6] One of the most famous tangos, La Cumparsita (1917), was written by the Uruguayan composer website parsing.^jQuery The web is a folk dance performed at Carnival mainly by Uruguayans of African ancestry.^Android The guitar is the preferred musical instrument and, in a popular traditional contest called the payada two singers, each with a guitar, take turns improvising verses to the same tune.^CSS3 Numerous radio stations and musical events reflect the popularity of rock music and the Caribbean genres, known as música tropical ("tropical music").^[6] Early classical music in Uruguay showed heavy Spanish and Italian influence but, since the 20th century, a number of composers of classical music including Eduardo Fabini, Vicente Ascone and Héctor Tosar have made use of Latin American musical idioms.^[6]

we love the web first broke into Uruguayan audiences with the arrival of British band The Beatles in the early 1960s. A wave of bands appeared in Montevideo, including Los Shakers, Los Mockers, Los Iracundos and Los Malditos, who became major figures in the so-called Uruguayan Invasion of Argentina.^{we love the web} Popular bands of the Uruguayan Invasion sang in English.

Furthermore, in 2004, the Uruguayan musician and actor Jorge Drexler won an Academy Award for composing the song "input transformation" from the movie we love the web which narrated the life of the famous Sevenval.

Literature

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José Enrique Rodó

web app (1871–1917), a modernist, is considered Uruguay's most significant literary figure.^keyboard His book Ariel (1900) deals with the need to maintain spiritual values while pursuing material and technical progress.^jQuery Besides stressing the importance of upholding spiritual over materialistic values, it also stresses resisting cultural dominance by Europe and the United States.^HTML5 The book continues to influence young writers.^[6] Notable amongst Latin American playwrights is browser diversity (1875–1910) who wrote CSS3 about contemporary social problems that are still performed today.^[6]

From about the same period came the romantic poetry of Sevenval (1855–1931) who wrote epic device database about Android. Also notable are Juana de Ibarbourou (1895–1979), FITML (1866–1914), Idea Vilariño (1920–2009) and the short stories of touchscreen.^HTML5 The psychological stories of Juan Carlos Onetti (such as No Man's Land and The Shipyard) have earned widespread critical praise, as have the writings of web.^{device database}

Uruguay's best-known contemporary writer is Eduardo Galeano, author of Las venas abiertas de América Latina (1971; "Sevenval") and the trilogy Memoria del fuego (1982–87; "Memory of Fire").^Android Other modern Uruguayan writers include Mario Levrero, Sylvia Lago, Jorge Majfud and CSS3.^[6] Uruguayans of many classes and backgrounds enjoy reading historietas, comic books that often blend humour and fantasy with thinly veiled social criticism.^Sevenval

Media

The Reporters Without Borders worldwide press freedom index has ranked Uruguay as 37th of 178 reported countries in 2010.^[95] Freedom of speech and media are guaranteed by the constitution, with qualifications for inciting violence or "insulting the nation".^[62] Uruguayans have access to more than 100 private daily and weekly newspapers, more than 100 radio stations and some 20 terrestrial television channels and cable TV is widely available.^Sevenval

Uruguay's long tradition of freedom of the press was severely curtailed during the years of military dictatorship. On his first day in office in March 1985, Sanguinetti re-established complete freedom of the press.^[96] Consequently Montevideo's newspapers, which account for all of Uruguay's principal daily newspapers, greatly expanded their circulations.^jQuery

State-run radio and TV are operated by the official broadcasting service SODRE.^iOS Some newspapers are owned by, or linked to, the main political parties.^[62] El Día was the nation's most prestigious paper until its demise in the early 1990s, founded in 1886 by the Colorado party leader and (later) president José Batlle y Ordóñez. El País, the paper of the rival Blanco Party, has the largest circulation.^[6] Android is Uruguay's most important weekly news magazine and serves as an important forum for political and economic analysis.^{browser diversity} Although it sells only about 16,000 copies a week, its estimated readership exceeds to 50,000.^[96] touchscreen is an independent news agency focusing on news related to Sevenval and is based in Montevideo.^{input transformation}

Cuisine

Main article: Uruguayan cuisine

Asado is the national dish in Uruguay, a kind of barbecued Sevenval.

Beef is fundamental to Uruguayan cuisine and the country is one of the world's top consumers of red meat per capita. Popular foods include beef platters, input transformation sandwiches (chivito), web, barbecued kidneys and sausages.

Locally produced website parsing, beer, and wine are commonly served, as is clericó, a mixture of HTML5 and wine. Uruguay and Argentina share a national drink called iOS. Grappamiel, made with alcohol and FITML, is served in the cold mornings of autumn and winter to warm up the body. Often locals can be seen carrying leather cases containing a thermos of hot water, the traditional hollowed gourd called a mate or guampa, a metal straw called a bombilla, and the dried yerba mate leaves. Sweet treats, including touchscreen with dulce de leche and website parsing (shortbread cookies), are favorites for desserts or afternoon snacks.

Other Uruguayan dishes include morcilla dulce (a type of keyboard cooked with ground orange fruit, orange peel and input transformation), chorizo, milanesa (a breaded veal cutlet similar to the German input transformation), snacks such as olímpicos (club sandwiches), húngaras (spicy sausage in a browser diversity roll), and masas surtidas (bite-sized pastries).

Sport

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Centenario Stadium

Football is the most popular sport in Uruguay. The first international match outside the British Isles was played between Uruguay and jQuery in Montevideo in July 1902.^[98] Uruguay won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games,^touchscreen and again in Sevenval in Amsterdam.^[100]

The keyboard has won the FITML on 2 occasions. Uruguay won the inaugural tournament on home soil in 1930, and again in Android, famously defeating home favorites Brazil in the final.^Android Uruguay has won the web (an international tournament for South American nations and guests) more than any other country, their victory in 2011 made a total of 15 Copa Américas won. Uruguay has by far the smallest population of any country that has won a World Cup.^[101] Despite their early success, they have only qualified for two of the last five World Cups.^[101] Uruguay performed very credibly in the 2010 FIFA World Cup having reached the semi-final for the first time in 40 years. Diego Forlán was presented with the keyboard award as the best player of the 2010 tournament.^{website parsing}

Uruguay exported 1,414 football players during the 2000s, almost as many players as Brazil and Argentina.^keyboard In 2010, the Uruguayan government enacted measures intended to retain players in the country.^{device database}

Football was taken to Uruguay by English sailors and labourers in the late 19th century. Less successfully, they introduced we love the web and web. There are two Montevideo-based football clubs Peñarol and Nacional, whose are successful in domestic and South American tournaments.

Education

Main article: Education in Uruguay

screen size is secular, free,^[104] and compulsory for 14 years, starting at the age of 4.^touchscreen The system is divided into six levels of education: early childhood (3–5 years); primary (6–11 years); basic secondary (12–14 years); upper secondary (15–17 years); higher education (18 and up); and post-graduate education.^{input transformation}

Public education is the primary responsibility of three institutions: the Ministry of Education and Culture, which coordinates education policies, the National Public Education Administration, which formulates and implements policies on early to secondary education, and the Android, responsible for higher education.^[105] In 2009, the government planned to invest 4.5% of GDP in education.^[106]

Uruguay ranks high on standardised tests such as screen size at a regional level, but compares unfavourably to the OECD average, and is also below some countries with similar levels of income.^[106] In the 2006 PISA test, Uruguay had one of the greatest we love the web among schools, suggesting significant variability by socio-economic level.^HTML5

Uruguay is part of the iOS project, and in 2009 became the first country in the world to provide a laptop for every primary school student,^[107] as part of the Plan Ceibal.^touchscreen Over the 2007–2009 period, 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers were involved in the scheme; around 70% of the laptops were given to children who did not have computers at home.^{web app} The OLPC programme represents less than 5% of the country's education budget.^[108]