Uruguay May 2013 Volume 6

Map & Geography

Map & Geography

The Capital of Uruguay is Montevido. Montevideo is the largest city in Uruguay. Uruguay is bordered by the South Atlantic ocean and is located in South America right between Argentina and Brazil. It is known as the second smallest Spanishspeaking country. The landscape is hilly meadows broken by streams and river. The countr has flat plains on itseastern, southern, western edgesThere is also a string of beaches along the coast. Most of Uruguay is grazing land for sheep and cattle. Going back to the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo which accommodates mostly half of the population. The population of Uruguay is 3,316,328. Montevideo is the most southern point of the nation. About 90 % of the land is suitable for agriculture. Uruguay is located on the southern hemishpere which is on the Atlantic seabord of South America between 53 and 58 west longitude and 30 and 35 south latitude.