Uruguay

Flag of Uruguay Coat of Arms
The flag of Uruguay is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of white alternating with blue, with a white square superimposed in the canton. In the white square is a yellow sun bearing a human face — the Sun of May — from which sixteen rays extend. The sun's rays alternate between triangular and wavy.
🏛️ Identity & Politics
Official Name
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Native Name
[SPA] República Oriental del Uruguay (Uruguay)
Alt Spellings
UY, Oriental Republic of Uruguay, República Oriental del Uruguay
CCA2
UY
CCA3
URY
CCN3
858
IOC Code
URU
FIFA Code
URU
Independent
Yes
UN Member
Yes
Status
officially-assigned
🗺️ Geography & Borders
Capital
Montevideo
Capital LatLng
-34.85, -56.17
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Continents
South America
Area
181034 sq km
Landlocked
No
Borders
LatLng
-33, -56
Maps
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👥 Demographics & Culture
Population
3499451
Demonyms
[ENG] m: Uruguayan, f: Uruguayan
[FRA] m: Uruguayen, f: Uruguayenne
Languages
Spanish
💰 Economy & Living Metrics
Currencies
Uruguayan peso (UYU: $)
Gini Coefficient
39.7 (2019)
Start of Week
monday
Driving Side
right
Car Signs
ROU
📡 Telecom & Postal
Dial Code
+598
Internet TLD
.uy
Timezones
UTC-03:00
Postal Format
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Postal Regex
^(\d{5})$
🔠 Global Translations
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