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The Oriental Republic of Uruguay
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Flag Colors & Description

The Uruguayan flag is comprised of nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue, with a white square in the upper hoist-side corner containing a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy.

People

Population: 3,431,932 (July 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 0.46% (2006 estimate)

Gdp: $36.56 billion (2006 estimate) (per capita): $10,700 (2006 estimate)

Languages:
 Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)

Government

Capital: Montevideo

Government type: constitutional republic

Geography

Natural Resources: arable land, fisheries, hydropower, minor minerals

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