Uruguay
Oriental Republic of Uruguay · South America
Uruguay is a country in South America, with Montevideo as its capital, home to about 3,384,688 people. Uruguay shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Montevideo |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Currency | Uruguayan peso (UYU $) |
| Calling code | +598 |
| ISO codes | UY / URY / 858 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇺🇾 |
| Population | 3,384,688 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 181,034 km² |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Internet domain | .uy |
| Demonym | Uruguayan |
Bordering countries
About Uruguay
Uruguay, officially Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a United Nations member state in South America. Its capital and seat of government is Montevideo. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the Uruguayan peso ($), using the code UYU.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Uruguay for Montevideo’s own facts and history.
To call Uruguay from abroad, dial the country code +598. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes UY (alpha-2) and URY (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 3,384,688.
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How Uruguay compares
- Area: 181,034 km², ranking 89 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 3,384,688, ranking 131 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 19 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Uruguay
10 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.