Where is Uruguay?

Uruguay is a country in South America, bordered by Argentina and Brazil.

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Crazy but True

Uruguay runs on almost entirely renewable electricity, reaching roughly 98 percent in good years, and it did it in about a decade without subsidies or new dams. It was also the first country in the world to fully legalize cannabis nationwide, in 2013.

Uruguay facts

Capital: Montevideo
Population: 3,384,688 (2025)
Area: 181,034 km²
Continent: South America
Region: South America
Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Languages: Spanish
Coordinates: -33°, -56°
Landlocked: No
Country code: UY · URY

How Uruguay compares

Uruguay is the 90th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
It is smaller than Cambodia and larger than Suriname.
It is the 131st most populous of the 167 with population data.
It shares land borders with 2 countries.
Within South America, it is the 11th largest of 12 countries by area.

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