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Uruguay
Sovereign state in South America
Also known as uy · URU · Oriental Republic of Uruguay · Eastern Republic of Uruguay
- Capital
- Montevideo
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Sources- 1.workwithdata.com/place/uruguayRetrieved 2025-03-06
- 2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2025-05-14
- Montevideo
- Population
- 3,444,263(2023)
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- , 3,456,750(2017)
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Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
- , 3,407,062(2013)
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- +53 more
- 3,444,263(2023)
- Area
- 176,215 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $71.2B(2022)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- , $61.4B(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $71.2B(2022)
- Currency
- Uruguayan peso(since 1994)
- , nuevo peso(1975–1994)
- Head of state
- Yamandú Orsi(since 2025)
- , Luis Lacalle Pou(2020–2025)
- Head of government
- Yamandú Orsi(since 2025)
- Government
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
647 statements · 39% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 34.9736°S, 54.9518°W
- 35.0314°S, 54.8845°W
- Emergency phone number
- 911
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Sources- 1.“International Numbering Resources Database”itu.int/net/itu-t/inrdb/e129_important_numbers.aspxRetrieved 2016-07-03
- 911
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Schuko
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- AS/NZS 3112
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Type L
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- Europlug
- Vehicle registration plate code
- UY(since 2012)
- Has characteristic
- free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Number of out-of-school children
- 51,499(2014)
- 52,292(2013)
- 54,438(2010)
- 52,413(2009)
- 56,612(2008)
- 59,553(2007)
- Diplomatic relation
- Canada statement is subject of: Canada–Uruguay relations
- Italy statement is subject of: Italy–Uruguay relations
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–Uruguay relations
- Germany statement is subject of: Germany–Uruguay relations
- Australia statement is subject of: Australia–Uruguay relations
- Israel statement is subject of: Israel–Uruguay relations
- Serbia statement is subject of: Serbia–Uruguay relations
- Venezuela statement is subject of: Uruguay–Venezuela relations
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- Chile statement is subject of: Chile–Uruguay relations
- France statement is subject of: France–Uruguay relations
- Holy See statement is subject of: Holy See–Uruguay relations
- Mexico statement is subject of: Mexico–Uruguay relations
- Panama statement is subject of: Panama–Uruguay relations
- Paraguay statement is subject of: Paraguay–Uruguay relations
- Peru statement is subject of: Peru–Uruguay relations
- Spain statement is subject of: Spain–Uruguay relations
- Switzerland statement is subject of: Switzerland–Uruguay relations
- United Kingdom statement is subject of: United Kingdom–Uruguay relations
- Argentina statement is subject of: Argentina–Uruguay relations
- Armenia statement is subject of: Armenia–Uruguay relations
- Ecuador statement is subject of: Ecuador–Uruguay relations
- Lebanon statement is subject of: Lebanon–Uruguay relations
- Poland statement is subject of: Poland–Uruguay relations
- Bolivia statement is subject of: Bolivia–Uruguay relations
- Colombia statement is subject of: Colombia–Uruguay relations
- Costa Rica statement is subject of: Costa Rica–Uruguay relations
- Czech Republic statement is subject of: Czech Republic–Uruguay relations
- Egypt statement is subject of: Egypt–Uruguay relations
- Hungary statement is subject of: Hungary–Uruguay relations
- Belgium statement is subject of: Belgium–Uruguay relations
- Dominican Republic statement is subject of: Dominican Republic–Uruguay relations
- El Salvador statement is subject of: El Salvador–Uruguay relations
- Guatemala statement is subject of: Guatemala–Uruguay relations
- Netherlands statement is subject of: Netherlands–Uruguay relations
- Austria statement is subject of: Austria–Uruguay relations
- Cuba statement is subject of: Cuba–Uruguay relations
- Portugal statement is subject of: Portugal–Uruguay relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Taiwan–Uruguay relations
- Russia statement is subject of: Russia–Uruguay relations
- United States statement is subject of: United States–Uruguay relations
- South Korea statement is subject of: South Korea–Uruguay relations
- People's Republic of China statement is subject of: China–Uruguay relations
- Sweden statement is subject of: Sweden–Uruguay relations
- Japan statement is subject of: Japan–Uruguay relations
- Iran statement is subject of: Iran–Uruguay relations
- India statement is subject of: India–Uruguay relations
- Riograndense Republic
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00 valid in period: standard time
- America/Montevideo
- Demonym
- Uruguayan
- uruguayi
- Ουρουγουανός
- Uruguayano
- Luruguyänan
- أوروغواياني applies to part: masculine
- أوروغوايانية applies to part: feminine
- أوروغوايانيون applies to part: plural
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- уругвайці applies to part: plural
- уругваєць applies to part: masculine
- уругвайка applies to part: feminine
- אורוגוואי applies to part: masculine
- אורוגוואית applies to part: feminine
- uruguayeni applies to part: plural
- uruguayan applies to part: masculine
- uruguayană applies to part: feminine
- উরুগুয়েয়ীয়
- uruguaiano applies to part: masculine singular
- uruguaiana applies to part: feminine singular
- uruguaiani applies to part: masculine plural
- uruguaiane applies to part: feminine plural
- uruguaia
- uruguayan
- Urugvajano
- uruguayu applies to part: masculine singular
- uruguaya applies to part: feminine singular
- ウルグアイ人
- Uruguayenne applies to part: feminine singular
- Uruguayen applies to part: masculine singular
- uruguayo applies to part: masculine singular
- uruguaya applies to part: feminine singular
- uruguayos applies to part: masculine plural
- uruguayas applies to part: feminine plural
- uruguajana applies to part: feminine singular
- uruguajane applies to part: feminine plural
- uruguajani applies to part: masculine plural
- uruguajan applies to part: masculine singular
- uruguaja applies to part: feminine singular
- uruguaje applies to part: feminine plural
- uruguaji applies to part: masculine plural
- uruguajo applies to part: masculine singular
- uruguaià applies to part: masculine singular
- uruguaiana applies to part: feminine singular
- uruguaians applies to part: masculine plural
- uruguaianes applies to part: feminine plural
- ؤروڭواني applies to part: masculine singular
- ؤروڭوانية applies to part: feminine singular
- ؤروڭوانيين applies to part: masculine plural
- ؤروڭوانيات applies to part: feminine plural
- Uruguayer applies to part: masculine singular
- Uruguayerin applies to part: feminine singular
- Uraguach
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- Urugvajec applies to part: masculine singular
- Urugvajka applies to part: feminine singular
- Compulsory education (maximum age)
- 14 years old
- Geoshape
- Data:Uruguay.map
- Awards
- The Economist country of the year(December 18, 2013)
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- The Economist country of the year(December 18, 2013)
- Total fertility rate
- 2.02(2014)
- 2.033(2013)
- 2.048(2012)
- 2.063(2011)
- 2.078(2010)
- 2.094(2009)
- 2.11(2008)
- 2.126(2007)
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- 2.142(2006)
- 2.158(2005)
- 2.174(2004)
- 2.189(2003)
- 2.205(2002)
- 2.222(2001)
- 2.242(2000)
- 2.266(1999)
- Compulsory education (minimum age)
- 6 years old
- Marriageable age
- 16 years old applies to part: all genders
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Sources- 1.“Código Civil de Uruguay, artículo 91”impo.com.uy/bases/codigo-civil/16603-1994/91Retrieved 2022-03-30
- 16 years old applies to part: all genders
- Age of majority
- 18 years old
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 32.6544°S, 53.1846°W
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1945)
- Mercosur
- Union of South American Nations(2011–2020)
- World Trade Organization(since 1995)
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Sources- 1.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/uruguay_e.htmRetrieved 2024-09-29
- International Labour Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1946)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1968)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 1993)
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- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes(since 2000)
- Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Andean Community
- Interpol(since 1955) subject has role: founding member
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Sources- 1.interpol.int/Member-countries/WorldRetrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.interpol.int/Who-we-are/Member-countries/Americas/URUGUAYRetrieved 2022-10-23
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 1997)
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Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/uruguayRetrieved 2022-10-29
- International Hydrographic Organization
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Sources- 1.iho.int/srv1/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=452&lang=enRetrieved 2017-12-08
- UNESCO(since 1947)
- Group on Earth Observations
- Universal Postal Union(since 1880)
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Sources- 1.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.htmlRetrieved 2019-05-04
- 2.upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/About-UPU/Member-Countries?csid=-1&cid=320Retrieved 2022-10-27
- International Telecommunication Union(since 1902)
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- Organization of American States(since 1948)
- World Meteorological Organization(since 1951)
1
- World Health Organization
1
- Digital Nations(since 2018)
1
- World Customs Organization(since 1977)
- Unemployment rate
- 8.4%(2024)
- 8.3%(2023)
- 7.9%(2022)
- 9.4%(2021)
- 10.4%(2020)
- 8.9%(2019)
- 8.4%(2018)
- 7.9%(2017)
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- 7.9%(2016)
- 7.5%(2015)
- 7%(2014)
- Railway traffic side
- left statement supported by: German Wikipedia
- right statement supported by: Q58333594
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- GS1 country code
- 773
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- 773
- Mains voltage
- 230 V(since 2004) frequency: 50 Hz
- Office held by head of state
- President of Uruguay has list: list of presidents of Uruguay · official residence: Residencia de Suárez y Reyes
- Life expectancy
- 77.493 years(2016)
- 78 years(2022)
- 75 years(2021)
- 78 years(2020)
- 78 years(2019)
- 77.341 years(2015)
- 77.19 years(2014)
- 77.04 years(2013)
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- 76.89 years(2012)
- 76.739 years(2011)
- 76.588 years(2010)
- 76.436 years(2009)
- 76.282 years(2008)
- 76.124 years(2007)
- 75.961 years(2006)
- 75.792 years(2005)
- 75.614 years(2004)
- 75.427 years(2003)
- 75.229 years(2002)
- 75.022 years(2001)
- 74.805 years(2000)
- 74.577 years(1999)
- Part of
- Latin America
- Southern Cone
- European Union tax haven blacklist(2022–2023)
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Sources- 1.“Taxation: British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Marshall Islands and Russia added to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes”consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/02/14/taxation-british-virgin-islands-costa-rica-marshall-islands-and-russia-added-to-eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions-for-tax-purposes/Retrieved 2023-12-01
- Shares border with
- Brazil statement is subject of: Brazil–Uruguay border
- Argentina statement is subject of: Argentina–Uruguay border
- Short name
- Uruguay
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 30.0862°S, 56.9938°W
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 33.6821°S, 58.4380°W
- Contains the administrative territorial entity
- Artigas Department(since 1884)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 1757. DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVA. DEPARTAMENTO DE ARTIGAS. DEPARTAMENTO DE RIVERA. CREACION”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/1757-1884Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Canelones Department
- Cerro Largo Department
- Colonia Department
- Durazno Department
- Flores Department(since 1885)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 1854. DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVA. DEPARTAMENTO DE FLORES. CREACION”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/1854-1885Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Florida Department(since 1856)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 493. DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVA. DEPARTAMENTO DE FLORIDA. CREACION”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/493-1856Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Lavalleja Department(since 1837)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 158. DIVISION TERRITORIAL. Creación de los Departamentos de Salto, Tacuarembó y Minas”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/158-1837Retrieved 2020-07-23
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- Maldonado Department
- Montevideo Department
- Paysandú Department
- Río Negro Department(since 1881)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 1475. DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVA. DEPARTAMENTO DE RIO NEGRO. CREACION”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/1475-1880Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Rivera Department(since 1884)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 1757. DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVA. DEPARTAMENTO DE ARTIGAS. DEPARTAMENTO DE RIVERA. CREACION”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/1757-1884Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Rocha Department(since 1881)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 1474. DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVA. DEPARTAMENTO DE ROCHA. CREACION”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/1474-1880Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Salto Department(since 1837)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 158. DIVISION TERRITORIAL. Creación de los Departamentos de Salto, Tacuarembó y Minas”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/158-1837Retrieved 2020-07-23
- San José Department
- Soriano Department
- Tacuarembó Department(since 1837)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 158. DIVISION TERRITORIAL. Creación de los Departamentos de Salto, Tacuarembó y Minas”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/158-1837Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Treinta y Tres Department(since 1884)
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Sources- 1.“Ley N° 1754. DIVISION ADMINISTRATIVA. DEPARTAMENTO DE TREINTA Y TRES. CREACION”impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/1754-1884Retrieved 2020-07-23
- Artigas Department(since 1884)
- Official name
- Repúbilca Oriental del Uruguay(since 1919) reason for preferred rank: most recent value
- la République orientale de l’Uruguay
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Estado Oriental del Uruguay(1830–1919)
- VAT rate
- 22%
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- 10%
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- 22%
- BTI Status Index
- 9.12(2022)
- 9.16(2020)
- 9.19(2018)
- 9.26(2016)
- 9.33(2014)
- 9.3(2012)
- 9.25(2010)
- 8.9(2008)
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- 8.66(2006)
- BTI Governance Index
- 7.39(2022)
- 7.33(2020)
- 7.36(2018)
- 7.49(2014)
- 7.69(2012)
- 7.56(2010)
- 6.97(2008)
- 6.85(2006)
- Different from
- Uruguay criterion used: toponym is not unique
- Native label
- República Oriental del Uruguay
- Democracy Index
- 8.85(2021) ranking: 13
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- 8.61(2020)
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- 8.85(2021) ranking: 13
- Public holiday
- New Year's Day day in year for periodic occurrence: January 1 · official name: Año Nuevo
- International Workers' Day
- Christmas official name: Dia de la Familia
- Carnival
- All Souls' Day day in year for periodic occurrence: November 2 · official name: Día de los Difuntos
- Epiphany day in year for periodic occurrence: January 6 · official name: Día de los Niños
- Tourism Week day in year for periodic occurrence: variable date · official name: Semana de Turismo
- Human Development Index
- 0.809(2021)
- 0.821(2020)
- 0.821(2019)
- 0.819(2018)
- 0.819(2017)
- 0.815(2016)
- 0.811(2015)
- 0.808(2014)
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- 0.805(2013)
- 0.798(2012)
- 0.794(2011)
- 0.787(2010)
- 0.78(2009)
- 0.774(2008)
- 0.771(2007)
- 0.768(2006)
- 0.768(2005)
- 0.77(2004)
- 0.77(2003)
- 0.764(2002)
- 0.76(2001)
- 0.753(2000)
- 0.747(1999)
- 0.744(1998)
- 0.735(1997)
- 0.723(1996)
- 0.717(1995)
- 0.716(1994)
- 0.711(1993)
- 0.708(1992)
- 0.705(1991)
- 0.701(1990)
- Hashtag
- Uruguay
- Happy Planet Index score
- 57.5(2019)
- Gini coefficient
- 40.2(2020)
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- 0.71(2021)
- 0.721(2020)
- 0.719(2019)
- 0.717(2018)
- 0.717(2017)
- 0.712(2016)
- 0.704(2015)
- 0.702(2014)
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- 0.696(2013)
- 0.691(2012)
- 0.68(2011)
- 0.664(2010)
- Suicide rate
- 18.8(2019)
- Male population
- 1,658,372(2022)
- 1,659,492(2021)
- 1,660,166(2020)
- 1,659,147(2019)
- Rural population
- 147,591(2022)
- 150,653(2021)
- 153,795(2020)
- 156,815(2019)
- Female population
- 1,764,421(2022)
- 1,766,768(2021)
- 1,768,921(2020)
- 1,769,262(2019)
- Urban population
- 3,275,203(2022)
- 3,275,607(2021)
- 3,275,291(2020)
- 3,271,594(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 32.5228°S, 55.7658°W
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On other databases
191 identifiers linking Uruguay across the web's reference databases
- AGROVOC IDc_8113
- Aircraft registration prefixCX
- Al-Jazeera topic IDwhere/uruguay
- AllTrails trail IDuruguay
- Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID36549
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID1416
- ArchINFORM location ID3057
- Armeniapedia ID3795
- ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID380435608
- BabelNet ID00079361n
- Baidu Tieba name乌拉圭
- BBC News topic IDc1038wnxen8t
- BBC Things ID37d02d4b-c7f4-4d5c-9b9e-06533cdacd95
- BHCL UUID5a7717a2-ad53-4a2d-8cab-2afa576dd18e
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID118658308
- Biblissima authority IDQ26948
- Booru taguruguay
- Britannica Kids kids level article ID345813
- Britannica Kids scholars level article ID108768
- Britannica Kids students level article ID277521
- British Museum place IDx27120
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDuruguay-20
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10075152
- CANTIC ID981058614141406706
- Catholic Encyclopedia ID15230c
- CIVICUS Monitor country entryuruguay
- Colon ClassificationSG--7911
- Comic Vine ID4020-56340
- Curlie IDRegional/South_America/Uruguay/
- Data Commons IDcountry/URY
- DBNL country IDurugu01
- DeCS ID14985
- Der Spiegel topic IDuruguay
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--895
- DR topic IDuruguay
- EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History IDan-overview-of-the-economic-history-of-uruguay-since-the-1870s
- El Watan topic IDuruguay
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID196330
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Uruguay
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDuruguay
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)2gPueW
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)552470
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0039862
- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction IDuruguay
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ865
- EuroVoc ID4621
- FactGrid item IDQ389310
- Fandom article IDcountries:Uruguay
- FAST ID1202667
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)UY
- France 24 topic ID (French)uruguay
- Freebase ID/m/07twz
- GACS ID325
- GADM IDURY
- GCMD keyword ID989f1016-3a59-4520-935e-0f75467a740a
- GENC 3-character codeURY
- GeoNames ID3439705
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)H1PQ7b
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID1000058
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-2880
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Uruguay
- GitHub topicuruguay
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online IDUruguay
- GND ID4062186-8
- Golden ID (archived)Uruguay-EA9P6
- Google Arts & Culture entity IDm07twz
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDuruguai
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0068671
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDUruguay
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)4701529
- Grove Art Online IDT087386
- Harper's taguruguay
- HBL topic IDUruguay
- HDS ID003400
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_290333
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID63387
- IAB code1469
- ICANNWiki page IDUruguay
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID31018
- IdRef ID026404834
- INaturalist place ID7259
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99423
- Interlingual Index IDi84775
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108598
- IOC country codeURU
- ISNI0000000122384648
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codeUY
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codeURY
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code858
- ITU letter codeURG