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 .