Uruguay
General Facts
Area: 176,215 km2 (68,037 sq miles)
Capital City: Montevideo
Population: 3,444,006 (2016 estimate)
Official Languages: Spanish
Boarding Countries: Brazil, Argentina
Coastline: 660 km (410 miles)
Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
Government: Constitutional Republic
Climate
The climate is temperate; the average temperature in June, the coolest month, is about 15°c (59°f), and the average for January, the warmest month, is 25°c (77°f). The weather is transitional between the weather of the humid Argentine pampas and that of southern Brazil. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year; it averages about 105 cm (41 in), varying from 97 cm (38 in) in Montevideo to nearly 127 cm (50 in) farther north. There are from 120 to 180 sunny days a year. Frost is virtually unknown.
Five Largest Cities/Towns:
1. Montevideo (1,719,453)
2. Salto (104,028)
3. Ciudad de la Costa (95,176)
4. Paysandu (76,412)
5. Las Piedras (71,258)
