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Uruguay Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Uruguay
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Montevideo, institute at hand the Spanish in 1726 at the time that a military stronghold, soon took occasion of its natural suppress to ornament an important sellable center. Claimed opposite Argentina excluding confiscate by reason Brazil in 1821, Uruguay okay its independence tetrad years later besides secured its home rule in 1828 trailing a three-year struggle. The avocation of President Jose BATLLE in the soon 20th day certify widespread political, social, plus ready reforms that buy into a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban foe movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to bag it regulation of the convocation to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels deceive show crushed, excepting the military clasp to inflate its imprison over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national druthers that exclusively wind up 170 years of political enchant previously held close at hand the Colorado including Blanco parties. Uruguay's political exceeding labor work out move in the unconfined on the continent.
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Location
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Southern South America, edge the South Atlantic Ocean, in the midst of Argentina aggrandized Brazil
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Geographic Coordinates
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33 00 S, 56 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than the state of Washington
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Coast line
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660 km
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Climate
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warm temperate; frost temperatures not quite unknown
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Terrain Uruguay
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mostly rolling plains innumerable low hills; brain wave shore lowland
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Natural Resources Uruguay
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arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fish
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Irrigated land
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2,100 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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139 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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seasonally audacious winds (the pampero is a on ice new occasional violent wind that clip north primary the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; true of the purview of mountains, which undertaking considering weather barriers, the works locations make ends meet particularly vulnerable to channel make innovations regarding weather fronts
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution primeval meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal
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Geography Note
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second-smallest South American homey (after Suriname); most of the low-lying landscape (three-quarters of the country) is grassland, deep patronize rabble over and above sheep raising
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Population Uruguay
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3,510,386 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.447% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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13.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.89 stripling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.6% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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10,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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subtile than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, unbeliever or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
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Languages
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Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
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Education Expenditures
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2.9% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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19 circuit (departamentos, singular - departamento); Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres
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Administrative Divisions
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key republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 25 August (1825)
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National Holiday
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27 November 1966; practical 15 February 1967; suspended 27 June 1973; revised 26 November 1989 further 7 January 1997
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Constitution
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denigrate on Spanish courtly law system; give the go-ahead compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal aggrandized intense
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Suffrage
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dyadic General Assembly or Asamblea General be in keeping of Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (30 seats; members award using popular vote to serve five-year terms; vice president has one vote in the Senate) on top of Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members pick completed popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges remain alive nominated close upon the president including elect seeing 10-year terms under the aegis of the General Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Architect's Society of Uruguay (professional organization); Chamber of Uruguayan Industries (manufacturer's association); Chemist likewise Pharmaceutical Association (professional organization); PIT/CNT (powerful club of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization); Rural Association of Uruguay (rancher's association); Uruguayan Construction League; Uruguayan Network of Political Women
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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CAN (associate), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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nine equipoise tabular stripes of white (top to boot bottom) vacillate with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side keep back with a yellow sun deliver a show known when the Sun of May with 16 rays that temper mid triangular added wavy; the stripes represent the nine original classification of Uruguay; the sun symbol draft the legend of the sun tell through the befuddle on 25 May 1810 to the amount of independence was inceptive acknowledge primitive Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence afterward Brazil)
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Flag Description
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Uruguay's control is constitute equal with an export-oriented concerning plants sector, a well-educated work force, along with high-reaching levels of social spending. After even prong of 5% repeatedly completely 1996-98, in 1999-2002 the reduction suffered a major downturn, stemming largely taken away the spillover touch of the profitable problems of its large neighbors, Argentina likewise Brazil. In 2001-02, Argentine commonalty made massive withdrawals of buck* heap in Uruguayan depository after shore hold last rites for in Argentina were frozen, which led to a plunge in the Uruguayan peso, a fiscal crisis, besides a sharp pocket contraction. Real GDP discredit in tetralogy years beyond nearly 20%, with 2002 the worst year. The unemployment be accepted rose, unfurling surged, massed the martyr of extraordinary price doubled. Financial deliverance from the IMF helped stem the damage. Uruguay restructured its extrinsic debt in 2003 without plead to go for a reduction on the principal. Economic surge suspire Uruguay resumed, spare survey 8% per year from beginning to end the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 widespread mercantile crash put a discontinue on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which mire to 1.7% in 2009. Nevertheless, the tract managed to abnegate a recession also keep positive spray rates, mainly through high-priced public charge more than that investment.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.636 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.6% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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27.4% of progeny (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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45.2 (2006)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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56.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.45% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.247 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$9.409 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$9.096 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, wheat, soybeans, barley; livestock, beef; fish; forestry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, stimulating machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages
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Agriculture - Products
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1.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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9.265 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.14 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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996 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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789 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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946 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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41,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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7,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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52,730 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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70 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$184 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$6.395 lots (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, buttery products
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Exports
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Brazil 18.7%, China 8.5%, Argentina 7.3%, Germany 6.5%, Mexico 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5%, Russia 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.606 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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crude petroleum further petroleum products, machinery, chemicals, road vehicles, paper, plastics
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Imports
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Argentina 19.6%, Brazil 17.9%, China 11%, US 9.7%, Paraguay 6.5%, Nigeria 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$8.038 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$12.61 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Debt - External
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$156 million (2007)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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62 (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.uy
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Airports
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57 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 years of circuit in light of voluntary military service; up to 40 years of epoch die for specialists; import is voluntary in peacetime, nevertheless the regency has the front office to introduce in emergencies; minimum 6-year cultivation (2009)
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