Oriental Republic of Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay  (Spanish)
Motto:
Anthem:
Capital and largest city	Montevideo
Spanish Uruguayan Sign Language
Ethnic groups ()	88% White 8% Mestizo 4% Black <1% Amerindian
Demonym(s)	Uruguayan
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President	Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
• Vice President	Beatriz Argimón
Legislature	General Assembly
• Upper house	Chamber of Senators
• Lower house	Chamber of Deputies
Independence from the Empire of Brazil
• Declaration	25 August 1825
• Recognition	28 August 1828
• Constitution	18 July 1830
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (91st)
• Water (%)	1.5
Population
• 2011 estimate	3,318,535 (133rd)
• 2011 census	3,286,314
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (196th)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	$56.338 billion
• Per capita	$16,607
GDP (nominal)	2013 estimate
• Total	$55.412 billion
• Per capita	$16,334
Gini (2010)	45.3 medium
HDI (2013)	0.792 high · 51st
Currency	Uruguayan peso (UYU)
Time zone	UTC−3 (UYT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−2 (UYST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+598
ISO 3166 code	UY
Internet TLD	.uy

Uruguay (officially named Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country in South America. The language spoken there is Spanish. Its capital and largest city is Montevideo. Uruguay is bordered by two large neighbors, Brazil and Argentina. The only country in South America that is smaller than Uruguay is Suriname. The land is mostly flat, and there are many farms in the countryside.