Uruguay



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 * < =Uruguay= ||< =General Information= ||
 * < ====**Capitol City**==== ||< Motevideo ||
 * < =====**Population**===== ||< 3,251,526 ||
 * < =====**Demographics**===== ||< //White 88%//
 * < =====**Religion**===== ||< //Christian//
 * < =====**Official Language(s)**===== ||< ======**Spanish**====== ||
 * < =====**Imports/Indusries**===== ||< **Imports**
 * Industries**
 * < =====**Currency/Monetary System**===== ||< Uruguayan Peso ||

=Geography=



Uruguay is located on the coast of South America sandwiched in between Brazil, North, and Argentina, South and West. To the East is the beach front which lies on the Atlantic Ocean.

Not much of Uruguay is used most of the population lives in the metropolitan areas of the country leaving much of the wilderness unscathed, leaving wide tracts of land ready for exploration.

Very little does the actual Geography of Uruguay actually affect its economy, however its beach front on the Atlantic Ocean does impact its economy fairly significantly with tourism income. It also is a very stable place for farming.

=Brief History=

The first Europeans to set foot on Uruguayan lands were the Spaniards where as the Portuguese were the first to set up the first permanent settlement at Colonia as a rival to Buenos Aires, of course Spain, in response, build Montevideo, Uruguay's current capitol.

For a great period of time Spain and Portugal fought over the lands until Uruguay set itself up as an independent state, in which they have fought to keep as Brazil and Argentina both see the lands as their own. Uruguay declared its independence in 1815, by Jose Gervasio Argitas movement, "revolution of the poor." Not but a short while after Uruguay declares its independence Brazil launches a four year attack, starting in Montevideo, in which Brazil subdued the tiny state and annexed it in until August 28, 1828. On that fateful day in Uruguay's history it became truely an independent state.

After Uruguay gained its independence two major political parties formed, The Blancos and the Colorados. This caused great turmoil for the tiny state till the 1900's with the presidency of Jose Ordonez, in which he instituted social services for the causes at hand. Thanks to all the hard work of the peoples through out history Uruguay is one of the freest states in all of South America.

=Government=

The Uruguayan government is a Democratic constitutional republic, in which the president is chosen by popular vote, as is the rest of the government. The president serves a five-year term, and chooses his Cabinet of thirteen advisers. The government also has a bicameral legislature composed of thirty senators and 99 representatives. They also serve a five-year term. otherwise the government of Uruguay is almost an exact mirror of the United States government, however less corrupt and is considered a model country.

=Culture=

The Uruguayan culture is mostly hand arts that has developed from the unique groups that inhabit it. It has picked up small pieces of all the cultures that have conquered it, raised in it, and immigrated to it, and this mesh has created a solely Uruguayan art style. Uruguay's music industry is still traditional South American, and generally tango music.

Part of the inland's of Uruguay is it culture of the gaucho, or cowboys of South America. Here the Gauchos have stuck with the same style as they have for centuries and has developed into a public pass time.

=Tourism=

Uruguay is quite well known for it's beachfront attraction. The beach front has had a great hand in bringing in tourist for years. The beach is not the only reason people visit Uruguay, inside of Montevideo, you find many ancient settlement houses and buildings built by the Spaniards during their conquest era. Another place many people enjoy visiting is the countryside to get away from everyday life and just relax.

=Current Events=

Currently the president of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, is defending a member of Uruguay International after a refusal to shake the hands of Patrice Evra, who is African American. Both the president and Luis Suarez say the gesture was just out of anger for the suspension of Uruguay international from the team and not in any way intended as a racial gesture. But the event has sparked controversy and will live on until it fades from the memory of the average person.

Also in the short hand notice, several students got to visit an American school in which they will study abroad for a period of time, and take part in various activities and experience American culture.

=Sources=


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 * 4) __Uruguay: South America Today__, by Charles J. Shields