Uruguay has a population of around 3.4 million people, with Montevideo as its capital city. Spanish is the official language. Some key facts about Uruguay include its flag featuring blue and white horizontal stripes and a yellow sun, common foods like grilled beef and chivito sandwiches, and Carnival celebrations held annually between mid-January and late February. Uruguay also has a primarily Spanish-influenced culture and was founded as a constitutional republic modeled after the United States.

1. Uruguay
by: Joanna Jimenez
Eduardo Welchez

2. Capital:Montevideo
Population:3,432,000
Official language: Spanish
Area:176,215 (km)
President: Tabare Vazquez
Population Density-18,87

3. Flag
 The national flag of Uruguay
has a field of nine equal
horizontal stripes alternating
white and blue. A white square
in the upper hoist side corner
with a yellow sun bearing a
human known as the sun of
may with 16 rays that alternate
between triangular.

4. Food
 Asado: both the tradition of
grilling beef over coals
(which translates to
barbecue in American
English), and the dish, "tira
de asado".
 Chivito: a sandwich
containing steak, ham,
cheese, tomato, lettuce, and
mayonnaise

5. Carnival
 Uruguayan Carnival is a popular festival that takes place every year in
Uruguay from mid January to late February.

6. Uruguay’s Schools
Uruguay’s schools are divided into primary
and secondary sections. Stella Maris
college which is a private school is one of
the best examples of school s in Uruguay
the primary school education in Uruguay is
between ages 6-12 years.

7. Time difference between Nashville,
USA and Montevideo, Uruguay is:
+3:00 hours
Montevideo is 3:0 hours ahead of
Nashville
That means when it is 9:00 am in
Nashville, it is 12:00 pm in Montevideo
First one stop to Montevideo is
1,015.
For two stops it would be more
1,231

8.  When Uruguay established first government after the civil war with
Spain. It chose to become a constitutional republic modeled after the
United states.
 The Uruguayan has nine strips and a sun in the upper left hand corner
with a human face.
 About 4 million people live in Uruguay the majority 3.5 million live in the
largest city Montevideo, which is one of the capitols in the south America
outside of Brazil.
 Uruguay has one of the highest literary rates in the world hovering close
to 98% of the population.
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Fun facts about Uruguay